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More than 500 law firms moved to file an amicus brief on Friday in support of Perkins Coie's lawsuit against the Trump administration's executive order that targeted the firm over its representation of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign.
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
The group of conservatives, along with the State Democracy Defenders Fund, filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court to oppose the Trump administration’s use of the 18th-century wartime law.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Here Are Trump’s Major Moves Affecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare
Many reproductive rights organizations—including the Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed an amicus brief for the case—have urged the court to side with PPSAT.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
Context: Clement was brought on as an amicus to offer an independent argument on the Justice Department's order to toss the case.
—April Rubin, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
The group of conservatives, along with the State Democracy Defenders Fund, filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court to oppose the Trump administration’s use of the 18th-century wartime law.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Here Are Trump’s Major Moves Affecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare
Many reproductive rights organizations—including the Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed an amicus brief for the case—have urged the court to side with PPSAT.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
Context: Clement was brought on as an amicus to offer an independent argument on the Justice Department's order to toss the case.
—April Rubin, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Amicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amicus. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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