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The city filed an amicus brief on behalf of Dylan Lopez Contreras, a 20-year-old student at Ellis Preparatory Academy, arguing that he is being detained without cause and in violation of his right to due process.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Separately, the city’s Law Department made a motion to file an amicus brief on Monday, insisting the manner in which Dylan was arrested at a routine court hearing on May 21 could deter people from accessing the court system.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
Lawyers with the Department of Justice also filed an amicus brief in the case this week to argue that the case should be heard -- and thrown out -- by a federal court because the jury's conviction relied on evidence that was covered by presidential immunity.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 May 2025
The New York Times reported not one of the AmLaw’s top-10 law firms by revenue signed an amicus brief in support of the firm’s resistance to the Executive Order.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Separately, the city’s Law Department made a motion to file an amicus brief on Monday, insisting the manner in which Dylan was arrested at a routine court hearing on May 21 could deter people from accessing the court system.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
Lawyers with the Department of Justice also filed an amicus brief in the case this week to argue that the case should be heard -- and thrown out -- by a federal court because the jury's conviction relied on evidence that was covered by presidential immunity.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 May 2025
The New York Times reported not one of the AmLaw’s top-10 law firms by revenue signed an amicus brief in support of the firm’s resistance to the Executive Order.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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“Amicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amicus. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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