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Several interested parties have also submitted amicus briefs in the case, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
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Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Oct. 2024
Numerous amicus briefs were filed urging the court to rule against Phillips, including a brief by 17 state attorneys general and, perhaps most shamefully, a brief by the Colorado chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union standing against civil liberty.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
Two years later, Harris went one further and signed an amicus brief in the case of D.C. v. Heller that argued that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution furnished Americans with no protections whatsoever.
—The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Unexpected friends Although legal scholars and politicians frequently file amicus briefs in cases, this case also generated significant interest from nontraditional amici.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
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Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Oct. 2024
Numerous amicus briefs were filed urging the court to rule against Phillips, including a brief by 17 state attorneys general and, perhaps most shamefully, a brief by the Colorado chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union standing against civil liberty.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
Two years later, Harris went one further and signed an amicus brief in the case of D.C. v. Heller that argued that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution furnished Americans with no protections whatsoever.
—The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Unexpected friends Although legal scholars and politicians frequently file amicus briefs in cases, this case also generated significant interest from nontraditional amici.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Amicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amicus. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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