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friend of the court

noun

Law.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of friend of the court1

First recorded in 1940–45
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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.

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“American public officials are oath-bound to follow the Court insofar as the Court follows the Constitution, but not farther,†the group and other abortion opponents wrote in a friend of the court brief.

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And former Republican governors and members of Congress have filed a friend of the court brief urging that Trump be disqualified.

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That “would risk catastrophic political instability, chance disenfranchising millions of voters, and raise the possibility of public violence,†warns one friend of the court brief filed by legal experts.

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You like all these nice friends of the court, if they're on your side.

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