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Amicus Curiae Briefs

The Standing Committee on Amicus Curiae Briefs recommends whether the ABA should file an amicus brief in a particular caeand certifies that a proposed brief is of high professional quality and a fair representation of the policy position of the association.
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top stories    6
  • ABA Highlights Need for Diverse Legal Profession in University of Texas Admissions Case
    Oct 10, 2012
  • Right to Lawyer Involves Mental Competency, ABA Urges Supreme Court
    Oct 8, 2012
  • ABA Disputes Arizona Immigration Provisions in Brief to High Court
    Mar 27, 2012
  • ABA Presidential News Conference: Economy, Judicial Vacancies Have Profound Impact on Access to Justice
    Jul 12, 2010
  • ABA President Says “An Extraordinary Law … Requires Extraordinary Action.”
    Jun 30, 2010
around the bar    2
  • Forty-Six State Bars Join New York Bar in Red Flags Brief
    Sep 7, 2010
  • ABA Brief Weighs in on Christian Legal Society Case
    Mar 16, 2010
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releases    40
  • ABA files amicus with Federal Circuit in Lighting Ballast Control v. Philips Electronics et. al.
    May 20, 2013
  • Defense of Marriage Act Provision Poses Serious Legal Obstacles to Married Same-Sex Clients, ABA Brief States
    Mar 1, 2013
  • Voting Rights Act Should be Upheld, ABA Urges Supreme Court
    Feb 21, 2013
  • ABA: Privilege Should Broadly Protect Lawyers’ Confidential Communication With Firm In-House Counsel
    Jan 28, 2013
  • Uphold U. of Texas Race-Conscious Admissions Policy, ABA Urges Supreme Court
    Oct 4, 2012
multimedia    3

  • President Lamm: Arizona Law Unconstitutional, Won’t Solve Illegal Immigrant Problem 
    July 12, 2010

  • ABA President: Extraordinary Circumstances Call for Extraordinary Response 
    June 30, 2010

  • ABA President Carolyn Lamm on the Association’s Arizona Amicus Brief 
    June 23, 2010
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resources    14
  • Ryan v. Gonzales and Tibbals v. Carter Brief
    Jul 31, 2012
  • Amicus Brief – Myriad
    Jun 19, 2012
  • Amicus Brief: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch
    Jun 15, 2012
  • Arizona v. US Amicus Brief
    Mar 27, 2012
  • Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs Amicus
    Jan 18, 2012
aba in the news    4
  • American Bar Association: DOMA places ‘discriminatory burdens’ on married gay couples
    ChicagoPride.com
    Mar 5, 2013
  • On voting rights, justices get an earful from their ‘friends’
    The Atlantic
    Feb 5, 2013
  • Push for negligence advice to be privileged
    Global Legal Post
    Jan 30, 2013
  • Amici Briefs Roll in for Petition Privacy
    Ballot Access News
    Mar 8, 2010
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