friend of the court
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of friend of the court
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Mr. Yoo, a law professor at UC Berkeley Law and a research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Civitas Institute, filed a friend of the court brief in Suncor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Seven prominent legal scholars including UC Berkeley Law School dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Harvard Law School professor Laurence H. Tribe joined in a friend of the court brief filed by the national ACLU.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
Eric Talley, a Columbia Law School professor who joined a group of scholars in filing a friend of the court brief in support of Tesla shareholders, said he still had serious questions.
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2023
Roughly as many companies signed the amicus, or friend of the court, filing arguing affirmative action is a business imperative as in a 2003 case involving the University of Michigan Law School.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
He was a personal friend of the court, a well-known man in the best society, and in many ways a worthy upholder of the best traditions of science.
From Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work by Mitchell, P. Chalmers (Peter Chalmers)
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