| LC control no. | sh 96004858 |
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| Topical heading | Amici curiae |
| Variant(s) | Amici curiae--Law and legislation Friends of the court |
| See also | Parties to actions |
| Found in | Work cat.: The efficacy of amicus curiae briefs in the school prayer decisions, c1995. Web. 3 (amicus curiae; pl. amici curiae) Black's law dict., 1979 (Means, literally, friend of the court. A person with strong interest in or views on the subject matter of an action may petition the court for permission to file a brief, ostensibly on behalf of a party but actually to suggest a rationale consistent with its own views ... Such ... are commonly filed in appeals concerning matters of a broad public interest; e.g. civil rights cases ...) Periodical abstracts. |
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