Judges and Judiciary
May 30, 2015
When justices own a friend of the court
There are currently no laws on the books requiring Supreme Court justices to recuse themsleves from cases in which a company they own shares in submits an amicus brief. By Gabe Roth
A relatively new feature of U.S. Supreme Court cases is that nearly all of them are
accompanied by amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," briefs that offer the nine
justices guidance on how to rule. Up until a few decades ago, these briefs appeared
in only about half the cases. This decade it's closer to 96 percent - and they're
highly influential, with briefs being cited...
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