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Significados de friend of the court em inglês

An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest.

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Examples for "amicus curiae"
Examples for "amicus curiae"
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The Supreme Court paper trail also includes response briefs and friend-of-the-court, or amicus curiae, briefs.
Reuters
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Kerry Cook, who was appointed as amicus curiae - a friend of the court, argued against life imprisonment.
Radio NZ
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Equal Education, Open Society Justice Initiative and The UN Special Rapporteur were admitted as friends of the court ( amicus curiae).
The South African
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India's supreme court has appointed an amicus curiae in a petition seeking a new investigation into Mahatma Gandhi's assassination nearly 70 years ago.
The Irish Times
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Crown prosecutors Mark Zarifeh and Barnaby Hawes will then make legal submissions before an amicus curiae, a lawyer assisting the court, will address the judge.
Radio NZ
Uso de friend of the court em inglês
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Pixar is acting more as a friend of the court.
Reuters
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R2K is likely to join as a friend of the court to support this position.
The South African
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They also frequently file " friend of the court" or amicus briefs.
Reuters
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The ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a friend of the court brief supporting the challenge.
Wired
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The civil rights coalition had submitted a " friend of the court" brief against the city's appeal.
Reuters
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Kerry Cook, who was appointed as amicus curiae - a friend of the court, argued against life imprisonment.
Radio NZ
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Arizona, New Hampshire and California will back the lawsuit with friend of the court briefs, the spokeswoman, Christine Anderson, added.
Reuters
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Fowler's lawyer, Chris Baker, filed a " friend of the court" brief urging the Supreme Court to invalidate such provisions.
Wired
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Judge Timothy Kelly in Washington said he would consider friend of the court briefs on the controversial deal to merge the No.
Reuters
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Such divisions were reflected, too, in some of the " friend of the court" filings in the case heard on Tuesday.
Reuters
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A friend of the court, Ron Paschke, said some medical evidence showed a high incidence of people who use cannabis diagnosed with schizophrenia.
The South African
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All but one of the 16 states that have filed " friend of the court" briefs on the Arizona side have Republican governors.
Reuters
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The Equality Authority has been granted the right to appear as a " friend of the court" in a case for the first time.
The Irish Times
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In the same vein, a record number of " friend of the court" briefs were submitted in the paired cases, most favouring gay rights.
Reuters
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In the same vein, a record number of " friend of the court" briefs were submitted in the paired cases, most favoring gay rights.
Reuters
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On this basis, the human rights commission had the statutory power to seek to intervene as an amicus curiae or " friend of the court".
The Irish Times