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1legal 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
2a 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 way2 sets
4"friend of the court"; used to raise additional points of view and present information not contained in the briefs of formal parties2 sets
5filed in many supreme court matters, both at the petition for writ of certiorari stage, and when the court is deciding a case on its merits1 set
6a formal brief that reflects a group's concerns regarding a court decision1 set
7legal 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" briefs1 set
8friends of court - people not part of case send in info that court takes into consideration to make decisions.1 set
9someone 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
10a brief filed by an individual or group that is not a party to a legal action but has an interest in it1 set
11filed by an individual or organization to present arguments in addition to those presented by the immediate party to the case1 set
12legal briefs submitted for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties1 set
13people who are not directily involved in a case1 set
14legal 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 parties1 set
15legal 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
17legal 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
18legal 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
19legal 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 decison1 set
20legal 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 parties1 set
21legal 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 parties1 set
22legal 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 parties1 set
23the 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
24legal 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 decision1 set
25"friend of the court" brief filed by an interest group to influence a scotus decision1 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
27legal 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 decision1 set
28translated 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
29legal 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 decision1 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
31legal 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 decision1 set
32legal 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
33legal 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
34legal 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 court1 set
35"friend of the court" briefs1 set
36briefs submitted by the friend of the court1 set
37a brief submitted by a "friend of the court".1 set
38legal 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 decision1 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 way1 set
40aim to raise additional points of view (submitted by a "friend of the court" in support of one side of a case)1 set