Bloomberg Law
April 30, 2018, 2:09 PM UTC

Proposed Amicus Brief Rule Change Has No Friends

Melissa Heelan Stanzione
Analysis Channel Analyst

Allowing courts to strike amicus briefs if they would result in a judge’s recusal appears to be the most controversial appellate item in the latest rule change proposal for federal courts.

The U.S. Supreme Court submitted amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure to Congress on April 26.

Overall, there were changes to nine appellate procedure rules, Jaime Santos, an attorney with Goodwin Procter’s appellate practice group in Washington, told Bloomberg Law.

Similar to last year, the latest amendments overall reflect the judiciary’s march into the electronic age. They will take effect Dec. 1 ...

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