How to Use amicus curiae in a Sentence

amicus curiae

noun
  • But then again, The Onion is a special kind of amicus curiae.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The groups that come in, the little flotillas of amicus curiae to file briefs, funded by dark money.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 28 May 2023
  • The Courant plans to file an amicus curiae, or friend-of-the-court, petition in the appeal.
    — Dave Altimari, courant.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • An unlikely coalition of groups has filed amicus curiae briefs.
    — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2012
  • Cady filed an application for an amicus curiae brief this week to oppose the resentencing.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In addition, three new amicus curiae briefs were filed this week that oppose selection of a receiver with ties to city government.
    — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Interest groups, businesses and other interested entities that aren’t parties to the case can weigh in through a second type of amicus curiae brief.
    — The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • The amicus curiae, or friend of the court, sits outside the adversarial system that prevails in American courtrooms.
    — Zachary Mider, Bloomberg.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Huber is among scores of industry executives and business leaders who signed onto an amicus curiae brief before the Supreme Court.
    — Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Many of these organizations filed amicus curiae briefs with the Supreme Court last month, urging the justices to uphold the Biden initiative.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • In addition to listing lawsuits to which Michigan has become a party, the tracker also lists all the cases in which Nessel's office has written an amicus curiae brief.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Aware of what is at risk here, a host of media organizations from across the entire political spectrum have filed amicus curiae briefs in support of National Review.
    — Nr Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2019
  • The Biden administration and the challengers have filed legal briefs with the court, and dozens of other organizations and individuals have filed amicus curiae briefs.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Led by Oklahoma, 18 states on Monday also filed an amicus curiae brief asking the court to grant Republicans' request for a stay on the state court's order.
    — Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Judge Dale Ho adjourned the trial set to start in April, but is ordering both parties and an amicus curiae, or an impartial advisor, to consider whether the charges should be dismissed altogether.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The amicus curiae brief filed by Brnovich argues Maricopa County's contention that the Legislature lacks the power to issue subpoenas is mistaken.
    — Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 30 Dec. 2020
  • In the case, at least eight amicus curiae briefs were filed by or on behalf of prominent conservative and Republican constitutional lawyers, including senior legal officials in the Reagan and both Bush administrations.
    — Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Among them was an amicus curiae signed by 200 Members of Congress urging the court to uphold the findings of the lower courts—namely, that the president overstepped his executive authority in enacting the tariffs using IEEPA.
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
  • What To Know Teachers’ Union Enters Immigration Lawsuit The Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU), a local affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers—the nation’s third-largest union by membership—filed an amicus curiae brief in Escobar Molina et al.
    — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

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