Standing Committee on Amicus Curiae Briefs
The Standing Committee on Amicus Curiae Briefs reviews all amicus curiae briefs drafted for filing in the name of the American Bar Association. The five-member committee makes recommendations to the Board of Governors as to whether a proposed ABA amicus curiae brief fairly represents the policy of the ABA and whether it is of high professional quality.
In general, the ABA will file an amicus curiae brief only in the highest court in which the issue is likely to be finally determined, usually the United States Supreme Court.
Procedures and Application
ABA Amicus Curiae Brief Policies, Procedures and Application
Recent Briefs
- Office of Public Advocacy v. Alaska Court System, Randall Guy Gordanier, Jr. and Siv Betti Jonsson, Alaska Supreme Court No. S-12999, November 19, 2008
- Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital et al., Illinois Supreme Court, Consolidated Docket Nos. 105741 and 105745 September 11, 2008
- Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee, Supreme Court of the United States No. 07-1125 September 2, 2008
- Hugh M. Caperton v. Massey Coal Company, Supreme Court of the United States No. 08-22 August 4, 2008
- Derrick Todd Lee v. State of Louisiana, Supreme Court of the United States, Case No. 07-1523 July 7, 2008
- Munaf v. Geren AND Geren v. Omar., Case Nos. 06-1666, 07-394 February 28, 2008
