Appellate Practice
Jun. 29, 2012
The business of briefing: amicus briefs and their value to the courts
Friends of the court are busier than ever, according to statistics and attorneys who make a living penning amicus briefs. A key question is whether all those briefs make any difference. Among lawyers and judges, that's debatable .
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - The fate of a 16-year-old youth sentenced to 110 years for attempted murder was before the state Supreme Court at oral argument in May.
Opposing counsel debated whether the punishment fit the crime, while a third voice had a broader agenda. Appearing as a friend of the court, Marsha Levick, acting pro bono as chief counsel and co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center, a children'...
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