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Slight correction regarding the part saying that 'anyone' may file one: "An amicus curiae brief may be filed only by an attorney admitted to practice before th
by Natsu 11y ago
Slight correction regarding the part saying that 'anyone' may file one: "An amicus curiae brief may be filed only by an attorney admitted to practice before this Court as provided in Rule 5."
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/supct/rule_37 https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/supct/rule_37
- schoen 11y agoSorry, that's quite right. I should have said "through an attorney" to avoid the possible interpretation that you could personally write and file a brief. That rule is stricter than other Supreme Court rules related to filings by parties. If you're a natural person and not a corporation, you can file pro se pleadings before the Supreme Court in your own cases. Just not in other people's cases.
- Natsu 11y agoYes, that's how I interpreted it, but I thought I should point it out to avoid confusion. I also thought I remembered this being a fairly recent rules change, so there's that too.