Appellate Practice
Mar. 8, 2001
True Friend
Amicus briefs that just rehash the arguments of the parties are disfavored by courts.
The courts are increasingly unfriendly to "friends" of the court. This isn't to say that the courts are disinterested in amicus briefs, but that their interest is only in amicus briefs that are useful to them. Sadly, too many amicus briefs are not, because they are simp...
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