Friend of the Court

• Nsa Files 'Friend of the Court' Brief

Perdue, et al., is on appeal from the 1 1th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia, and involves a statute that allows a prevailing party to collect attorneys' fees from the losing side. Because of the impact the case could have on law enforcement agencies across the country, the Legal Affairs Committee of NSA, chaired by Sheriff Greg Champagne, recommended to the Board of Directors diat NSA file an Amicus, or "friend of the court," brief in support of the State of Georgia.

• Sheriff
• Vol. 61 Nbr. 5, January 2009

• Being A'Friend' Of The Court May Get The Judge In Trouble

By Timothy J. "Tim" Conner Timothy J. "Tim" Conner is a Partner in our Jacksonville office Many people use social networking websites like My...

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• 'Friend of the Court Brief' Supports Walmart Opponents in Lockport

A Long Island attorney who won a court ruling blocking a Walmart supercenter in Suffolk County is seeking to intervene in the case over the proposed Lockport Walmart, where Walmart has won every ruling so far. James F. Matthews said Friday he thinks the facts in the two cases are similar enough that the state Court of Appeals should allow him to file a "friend of the court brief" on behalf of Lockport Smart Growth, as the local Walmart opponents are known.

• Buffalo News
• January 31, 2010

• A Friend of the Court

Most appellale-level courts (state supreme courts and mid-level appellate courts) welcome written legal arguments filed by nonparties to a lawsuit that inform the court of the broad-based legal, social and economic issues involved in the case. Such a nonparty is known as amicus curiae, literally "," and the written legal arguments it files are called amicus briefs. Modern amicus briefs invariably advance the policy arguments of a particular party to the dispute, and they are considered to some degree to be a form of judicial lobbying. The problem with amicus briefs is that they are very expensive to file, costing up to hundreds of thousands of dollars when addressing complex cases. In order to mitigate these costs and make amicus briefs a cost-effective tool, busine...

• Risk Management; New York
• Vol. 51 Nbr. 8, August 2004

• Do You Really Want to Be a 'Friend of the Court'?

This article was originally published in Minnesota Lawyer, a sister publication. MINNEAPOLIS - Amicus curiae really does mean friend of the court, appellate attorneys stressed at a recent continuing legal education seminar.

• St. Charles County Business Record
• March 11, 2006

• Privatization Isn't the Answer for Friend of the Court

It seems that Wayne County Third Circuit Court Chief Judge Mary Beth Kelly is relying on "voodoo economics" and a bit of "magic dust" as she floats her plan to privatize operations at the Wayne County Friend of the Court. She claims that by contracting out management of the Court to a private-public sector partnership, she will dramatically reduce child support arrearages and paternity award backlogs and eliminate other operating inefficiencies. There is no way to privatize the Friend of Court with the current funding levels and expect service to improve or even remain the same. Judge Kelly's plan will result in a huge employee turnover and unresponsive, unpredictable and unaccountable service. Unfortunately, the victims of her actions will be the children and families who are supposed ...

• Michigan Chronicle
• August 21, 2009

• Do You Really Want to Be a 'Friend of the Court'?

Amicus curiae really does mean friend of the court, appellate attorneys stressed at a recent continuing legal education seminar. On Feb. 24, the Minnesota State Bar Association's Appellate Practice Section presented a lunchtime CLE program addressing the proper role of amicus curiae briefs and how they are viewed by the courts.

• Daily Record and the Kansas City Daily News-Press
• March 11, 2006

• Friend of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making

pp. reviewed by Kevin T. McGuire I became convinced of the impact of amicus curiae briefs when the U.S. Supreme Court decided Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003), the challenge to the raceconscious admissions program at the University of Michigan's law school. Since amicus briefs increase the probability that a justice will view a case from a perspective different from the one framed by the litigants, support for those alternative views should be expressed in the opinions that they write or join.

• Justice System Journal
• Vol. 30 Nbr. 2, May 2009

• Suit for Overtime Pay

NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Schering Plough pharmaceutical representatives won a complete victory in Federal Court in a Nationwide Collective Law Suit. The law firms of Joseph, Herzfeld, Hester & Kirschenbaum, Kingsley & Kingsley and attorney Michael Dichiara represent the plaintiffs. The suit charged that plaintiffs often worked in excess of 40 hours a week but received an annual salary without overtime pay at the mandatory rate of time and one half. The amount to be distributed to the class will be determined by the Court, but will likely include double damages for the violation. The federal class action was filed on behalf of all pharma reps who worked for BMS during the last three years, anywhere in the United States. Attorney Charles Joseph, a partner with Joseph, Herzfe...

• U.S. Newswire
• August 07, 2011

• 'Friend of the Friendless' has a Problem with Court System?

Attorney Norm Pattis is so outraged by what he sees in Connecticut courtrooms that he's calling on citizens to go in there, get involved and "find a better way to do justice." Pattis' new book, "Taking Back the Courts: What We Can Do to Reclaim Our Sovereignty," is an angry appraisal of our "failing" court system. I believe the courts belong to the people but that judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers are taking the courts away," Pattis writes in the opening chapter.

• New Haven Register
• August 06, 2011