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| amicus curiae briefs definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties. these briefs attempt to influence a court's decision. | 5 sets | |
| 2 | a brief submitted by a "friend of the court"" | 3 sets | |
| 3 | "friend of the court" documents filed by interested parties to encourage the court to grant or deny certiorari or to urge it to decide a case in a particular way | 2 sets | |
| 4 | "friend of the court"; used to raise additional points of view and present information not contained in the briefs of formal parties | 2 sets | |
| 5 | filed in many supreme court matters, both at the petition for writ of certiorari stage, and when the court is deciding a case on its merits | 1 set | |
| 6 | a formal brief that reflects a group's concerns regarding a court decision | 1 set | |
| 7 | legal briefs that enable groups of individuals, including the national government, who are not parties to the litigation but have an interest in it, to attempt to influence, the outcome of the case; literally "friend of the court" briefs | 1 set | |
| 8 | friends of court - people not part of case send in info that court takes into consideration to make decisions. | 1 set | |
| 9 | someone who is not a party to the litigation, but who believes that the court's decision may affect its interest.lat. friend of the court- i.e. large groups in support of a case (i.e. aclu). all interest groups will send in briefs, doesn't matter if they are all on one side or divided they are going to rule on which to choose to hear this case since it involves a lot of people. if you hire a lawyer v. interest group. | 1 set | |
| 10 | a brief filed by an individual or group that is not a party to a legal action but has an interest in it | 1 set | |
| 11 | filed by an individual or organization to present arguments in addition to those presented by the immediate party to the case | 1 set | |
| 12 | legal briefs submitted for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties | 1 set | |
| 13 | people who are not directily involved in a case | 1 set | |
| 14 | legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties | 1 set | |
| 15 | legal briefs that enable group of individuals, including the national government who are not parties to the litigation but have an interest in it, to attempt to influence the outcome of the case; literally "friend of the court" briefs. | 1 set | |
| 16 | "friend of the court". lawyers write breifs on behalf of a suing party; lobbying the court. | 1 set | |
| 17 | legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of raising addittional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties. these briefs attempt to influence a court's decision. | 1 set | |
| 18 | legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties. these attempt to influence a court's decision. | 1 set | |
| 19 | legal briefs sbmitted by a "friend of the court" fo rthe purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting info not contained in the briefs of the formal parties. these briefs attempt to influence a court's decison | 1 set | |
| 20 | legal briefs submitted by a friend of the court, for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties | 1 set | |
| 21 | legal briefs submitted by a friend of the court for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties | 1 set | |
| 22 | legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties | 1 set | |
| 23 | the jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. these are the courts that determine the facts about a case. | 1 set | |
| 24 | legal briefs submitted by a friend of the court for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties. they attempt to influence a court's decision | 1 set | |
| 25 | "friend of the court" brief filed by an interest group to influence a scotus decision | 1 set | |
| 26 | “friend of the court” briefs that like-minded individuals or organizations file in lawsuits to which they are not a party so the judge may consider their advice in respect to matters of law that directly affect the cases in question. | 1 set | |
| 27 | legal briefs submitted by " a friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs, the briefs attempt to influence the court's decision | 1 set | |
| 28 | translated as "friend of the court", that refers to someone, not a party to a case, who volunteers to offer information on a point of law or some other aspect of the case to assist the court in deciding a matter before it. | 1 set | |
| 29 | legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties. these briefs influence a court's decision | 1 set | |
| 30 | "friend of the court" briefs that qualified individuals or organizations file in lawsuits to which they are not a party, so the judge may consider their advice in respect to matter s of law that directly affect the cases in question. | 1 set | |
| 31 | legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties; these attempt to influence a court's decision | 1 set | |
| 32 | legal briefs submitted by a “friend of the cout” for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties. these attempt to influence a court’s decision. | 1 set | |
| 33 | legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties. these briefs attempt to influence a court's decision. | 1 set | |
| 34 | legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties - these briefs attempt to influence the court | 1 set | |
| 35 | "friend of the court" briefs | 1 set | |
| 36 | briefs submitted by the friend of the court | 1 set | |
| 37 | a brief submitted by a "friend of the court". | 1 set | |
| 38 | legal briefsd submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting info not contained in the briefs of the formal parties. these briefs attempt to influnece a court's decision | 1 set | |
| 39 | “friend of the court” documents filed by interested parties to encourage the court to grant or deny certiorari or to urge it to decide a case in a particular way | 1 set | |
| 40 | aim to raise additional points of view (submitted by a "friend of the court" in support of one side of a case) | 1 set | |