Requiring Leave To File Amicus Briefs Is A Bad Idea
A proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that would require parties to get court permission before filing federal amicus briefs would eliminate the long-standing practice of consent filing and thereby make the process less open and democratic, says Lawrence Ebner at the Atlantic Legal Foundation and DRI Center.
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