Perspective
Jun. 29, 2010
Effective Advocacy Through Amicus Briefs
With amicus curiae briefs being filed in most of the appellate cases heard by the U.S. Supreme Court and state supreme court, how do you make yours stand out, asks M.C. Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy.
Once rare, amicus curiae or "friend of the court" briefs are now filed in the majority of appellate cases heard by the U.S. Supreme Court and state supreme courts.
In the U.S. Supreme Court, amicus briefs were filed in 35 percent of the Court's cases in the 1965-1966 term; by 1995, one or more amicus briefs were filed in nearly 90 percent of the Court's cases. An analysis of the 1999 to 2008 terms conducted...
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