How to Use amicus in a Sentence

amicus

noun

• More than a dozen amicus, or friend of the court, briefs were filed.
  — Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2018
• In response, attorneys general from six states wrote a joint amicus brief to overturn the ruling on appeal.
  — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 10 May 2018
• Most represent cities and counties that have voted to oppose the state law by filing amicus briefs or their own lawsuits against California.
  — Taryn Luna, sacbee, 16 May 2018
• Numerous environmental groups and public health experts have also filed amicus briefs on behalf of the plaintiffs.
  — Julia Rosen, latimes.com, 3 June 2019
• These petitions were supported by several amicus briefs, and the court sought a response from Mann in February.
  — Jonathan H. Adler, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2017
• Meanwhile, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is appearing in the case as an amicus, or friend-of-the-court.
  — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 21 Aug. 2018
• Lisa, this is a case that the Onion has, has put in a, uh, an amicus brief to, to talk about the value of satire.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 Jan. 2023
• Both groups had filed amicus briefs in support of the defendant in the case.
  — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 June 2023
• The report goes on for a few pages about an erroneous amicus brief that the ERLC filed in a court case.
  — Dominic Pino, National Review, 3 June 2021
• This effort includes 19 of the 26 states that support the NPPC with their amicus brief.
  — Matthew Scully, National Review, 11 July 2022
• The council filed an amicus brief in support of the troll fishery.
  — Julia O’Malley, New York Times, 19 July 2023
• Ten states filed an amicus brief asking the court to consider the case.
  — Madeleine Carlisle, Time, 28 May 2021
• The city, too, had filed an amicus brief supporting the challenge in court.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
• His group filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of Trump’s position.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2022
• Jackson wrote an amicus brief against the free-speech rights of McCullen, the lead plaintiff in a buffer-zone case the Supreme Court heard in 2014.
  — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 28 Mar. 2022
• Matters of debate Dozens of amicus briefs filed by a slew of groups urged the justices to handle this case with care.
  — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2020
• His office had filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff.
  — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2023
• An amicus brief involves a person with a strong interest in a case but is not a party to the case.
  — Chloe Melas, CNN, 14 July 2021
• Does a military amicus brief help with a Supreme Court case?
  — Sarah Day Owen Wiskirchen, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2022
• In fact, more than 60 amicus briefs have been filed in the case, with voting rights groups, Senators and even states weighing in.
  — Madeleine Carlisle, Time, 25 Apr. 2021
• Last week, the Department of Justice filed an amicus brief on a behalf of the players.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 17 Mar. 2021
• Many of the largest Internet firms have joined the WhatsApp suit in an amicus brief on behalf of the company.
  — Washington Post, 18 July 2021
• The Supreme Court already has a rule—37.6—that governs amicus filings.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2021
• Third, something needs to be done to rein in the proliferation of amicus briefs.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 24 Jan. 2022
• That's why a group of 22 Democratic governors filed an amicus brief in this case.
  — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
• Matorin’s argument was echoed in amicus briefs filed by other landlords and their trade groups around the state.
  — Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2020
• Before joining Trump at the White House, Marshall signed his name to an amicus brief in what proved to be a frivolous lawsuit.
  — al, 20 Dec. 2020
• Grossman also co-authored an amicus brief on behalf of 19 food and drug scholars in support of the FDA's position in the Texas case.
  — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
• This claim garnered the support of more than sixty per cent of House Republicans, who signed an amicus brief.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2020
• What happens next None of the cases are yet scheduled for trial, although there is a March 25 deadline in the state legislators' case for filing any amicus briefs.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Sep 2024