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amicus curiae
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  • The attorneys for the Department of Justice called themselves amicus curiae, saying they were prepared to offer more than one hundred witnesses to support the order for integration.†  (source)
  • The court has broad discretion to grant or to deny permission to act as amicus curiae.†
    amicus curiae = an adviser to the court
  • Both the ACLU and the Justice Department were amici curiae in a case involving an employer's alleged abuse of his employees civil liberties.†
    amici curiae = advisers to the court on a matter of law
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