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In court, an assistant state's attorney noted O'Neill Burke filed an amicus brief citing hard from Operation Midway Blitz that was later used in the 7th Circuit Court.—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Several congressional Democrats filed an amicus brief in support of that lawsuit in March.—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Kristen Stilt, a Harvard Law professor and director of the Animal Law and Policy Program, wrote an amicus brief in support of a defendant charged in a 2017 break-in at Ridglan Farms (those charges were later dropped).—Quinn Clark, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Google filed an amicus brief saying that this was a search and warrants were required.—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amicus