An amicus brief, or “friend of the court” brief, is a legal document outside parties can submit in a court case when they have a vested interest in the case’s outcome. The brief will often offer specific viewpoints, expertise, or information to assist the judge or justices as they deliberate. Amicus briefs are useful to ensure that the court gives consideration to the historical constitutional interpretation in the Court’s prior decisions and the potential implications its eventual ruling will have on that interpretation.
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