Saturday, October 31, 2009

What is an “amicus curiae” brief?

a. A law passed by Congress that deals with the court system.
b. A prior judicial decision that serves as a rule for setting subsequent cases of a similar nature.
c. A bureaucratic regulation that deals with the court system.
d. A legal document filed by interested parties to a case prior to a hearing or trial in order to influence the court’s decision.
Answer:
d ... "friend of the court"
Read your notes/assigned reading.
This is a legal document that filed by someome or group that is interested in the case, (as contrasted with parties of interest), presenting aguments in a legal format called a brief which outlines a particular point of view based on and supported by stauatory law and case law.

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