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Amicus

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000498

A person or organization, not a party to a case, who volunteers or is invited by the court to offer information, expertise, or insight that has a bearing on the issues. This advice is presented in a legal brief, known as an amicus curiae brief, which means "friend of the court." The U.S. Supreme Court's rules require that such a brief must identify the interest of the amicus curiae and state the source of its authority to file.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000498
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000498",
  "term": "Amicus",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A person or organization, not a party to a case, who volunteers or is invited by the court to offer information, expertise, or insight that has a bearing on the issues. This advice is presented in a legal brief, known as an amicus curiae brief, which means \"friend of the court.\" The U.S. Supreme Court's rules require that such a brief must identify the interest of the amicus curiae and state the source of its authority to file.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/amicus/"
}

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