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Reshaping education The recent controversy over the University of Arkansas School of Law dean appointment is not a function of isolated matters, such as an amicus brief or a specific legal position.
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Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
On rare occasions over the last two decades, SPARTA has been referenced in amicus briefs—which are advocacy documents by parties not in a case—and assorted litigation exhibits usually not central to a dispute.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Former Fed chairs and Treasury Department secretaries have joined scores of economists and financial experts in writing amicus briefs supporting Cook and warning the Supreme Court against upholding her firing.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2026
In an amicus brief filed in late December, several former DOJ voting-rights lawyers argued that the suit filed in California should be dismissed because the demand, like those filed in other states, violates federal law.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
On rare occasions over the last two decades, SPARTA has been referenced in amicus briefs—which are advocacy documents by parties not in a case—and assorted litigation exhibits usually not central to a dispute.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Former Fed chairs and Treasury Department secretaries have joined scores of economists and financial experts in writing amicus briefs supporting Cook and warning the Supreme Court against upholding her firing.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2026
In an amicus brief filed in late December, several former DOJ voting-rights lawyers argued that the suit filed in California should be dismissed because the demand, like those filed in other states, violates federal law.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Amicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amicus. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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