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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 | 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 | |
| 6 | filed by an individual or organization to present arguments in addition to those presented by the immediate party to the case | 1 set | |
| 7 | friends of court - people not part of case send in info that court takes into consideration to make decisions. | 1 set | |
| 8 | people who are not directily involved in a case | 1 set | |
| 9 | "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 matters of law that directly affect the cases in question. | 1 set | |
| 10 | 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 | |
| 11 | 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 | |
| 12 | 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 | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 16 | 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 | |
| 17 | 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 | |
| 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. they attempt to influence a court's decision | 1 set | |
| 19 | "friend of the court" brief filed by an interest group to influence a scotus decision | 1 set | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | a formal brief that reflects a group's concerns regarding a court decision | 1 set | |
| 22 | a brief submitted by a "friend of the court". | 1 set | |
| 23 | 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 | |
| 24 | 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 | |
| 25 | 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 | |
| 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 | "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 | |
| 28 | 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 | |
| 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 attempt to influence the court | 1 set | |
| 30 | 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 | |
| 31 | "friend of the court" briefs | 1 set | |
| 32 | briefs submitted by the friend of the court | 1 set | |
| 33 | aim to raise additional points of view (submitted by a "friend of the court" in support of one side of a case) | 1 set | |
| 34 | “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 | |
| 35 | 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 | |
| 36 | serves for the purpose of raising points of view and presenting information in attempt to influence a courts decision | 1 set | |
| 37 | legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" for the purpose of raising addiitional 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 | |
| 38 | friend of the court briefs filed by interest groups to inform the court of their position and to state how their welfare would be affected by a ruling. | 1 set | |
| 39 | legal briefs submitted by a friend of the court to raise additional points of new and present information not contained in briefs of formal parties | 1 set | |
| 40 | 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 | |