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
Last month, members of Congress, former Department of Homeland Security officials and former consular officers submitted friend of the court briefs in support of Muñoz and Acensio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
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
She is a friend of the court: I have heard that the Kaiserin says 'du' to her.
From In a German Pension by Mansfield, Katherine
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