amicus

American  

[uh-mahy-kuhs, uh-mee-] / əˈmaɪ kəs, əˈmi- /

adjective

Law.

1. of, relating to, or representing an amicus curiae, a friend of the court.

   The church stated its official position in an amicus brief.

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Etymology

Origin of amicus

By shortening

Example Sentences

In the most recent episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick unpacks how Christian nationalism made its way into the U.S. government with Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

From Slate

In the Slate Plus bonus episode of Amicus, Dahlia and Mark Joseph Stern discuss Attorney General Pam Bondi’s newly proposed rule that attempts to block state bar associations from investigating Justice Department lawyers who are accused of state ethics violations.

From Slate

In amicus briefs that he has filed in prediction market lawsuits, Phillips has argued that courts should determine whether contracts provide a legitimate economic hedging utility when deciding if contracts should be subject to state gambling regulation.

From Barron's

The joint amicus brief called the department labelling Anthropic a risk "a potentially ruinous sanction" for businesses and little more than a "temper tantrum".

From BBC

Another amicus brief was filed by almost 40 OpenAI and Google employees.

From BBC