amicus curiae n an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest Synonym(s) friend of the court
News & Articles amicus curiae ATFA Denounces Christine Lagarde's Effort to Immerse the IMF in a U.S. Court Case Between Argentina and Its U.S ... Yesterday, IMF Chief Christine Lagarde disclosed her determination for the IMF to file an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case based exclusively on the interpretation of U.S. July 17, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance