Why Might an Interest Group File an Amicus Curiae Brief

question 104

Multiple Choice

Why might an interest group file an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court?

• A) to try to persuade the Court to not hear a case that would harm its members
• B) to apply to have their own lawyers represent one of the parties in the case
• C) to attempt to influence the Court to make a decision benefitting its members
• D) to provide additional information missing from the briefs filed by other parties

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