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November 18, 2020 | Supreme Court Brief

Anthony Franze and Reeves Anderson, members of Arnold & Porter's appellate and Supreme Court practice, analyze last term's amicus docket and review their findings since 2010.

By Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson

14 minute read

November 25, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Amici continued to play an important institutional role at the Supreme Court, and certain types of briefs got noticed more than others, a team from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer writes in their annual review of the amicus curiae docket.

By Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson

10 minute read

October 16, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson, members of Arnold & Porter's Appellate and Supreme Court practice, review the 2017-18 amicus curiae docket.

By Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson

10 minute read

September 06, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

Friends of the court filed fewer briefs—and the justices cited them less often—putting the brakes on the record-setting trend in amicus participation from the previous six terms, according to a study by Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer attorneys Anthony Franze and R. Reeves Anderson.

By Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson

8 minute read

September 21, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

Despite the unusual term, friends of the court continued to play a key role at One First Street. In our sixth year analyzing the Supreme Court's amicus curiae docket for The National Law Journal, we found that amici filed more than 860 briefs, participated in more than 90 percent of merits cases, and, more often than not, seemed to capture the justices' attention.

By Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson

22 minute read

August 19, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

In the 2014-2015 term, "friends of the court" participated in 98 percent of the Supreme Court's cases, filed nearly 800 amicus curiae briefs, and broke two records: the most amicus briefs filed in a case and the most signatories on a single brief.

By Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson

7 minute read

August 19, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

In the 2014-2015 term, "friends of the court" participated in 98 percent of the Supreme Court's cases, filed nearly 800 amicus curiae briefs, and broke two records: the most amicus briefs filed in a case and the most signatories on a single brief.

By Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson

7 minute read

September 03, 2014 | Supreme Court Brief

All told, the court received more than 800 amicus briefs in the 67 argued cases with signed opinions. That's 24,000 pages or 7.2 million words — "War and Peace" a dozen times over.

By Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson

9 minute read

September 18, 2013 | National Law Journal

In this, our third year analyzing the high court’s amicus docket for The National Law Journal, we wondered whether this steady increase in volume has influenced the Court’s receptiveness to amicus briefs. And for amici curiae, we questioned whether it is getting harder to stand out in the crowd.

By Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson

12 minute read

September 19, 2012 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court's 2011-12 term could be considered the "year of the amicus" based on the prominent role friend-of-the-court briefs played at the high court. The term saw a record-breaking 136 amicus briefs — plus two court-appointed amici — in the health care cases.

By Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson

11 minute read