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re: new arguments
Amicus curiae briefs are most often filed with the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. An attorney must be a member of the bar of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to file a brief there.
Amicus curiae briefs are most often filed with the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. An attorney must be a member of the bar of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to file a brief there.
[[Category:Legal Terms]]
[[Category:Legal Terms]]
== New arguments ==
Each federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court, has its own rules and customs concerning amicus briefs. For example, the [[First Circuit]] does not consider an argument raised by an amicus brief which had not been raised or properly preserved by a party:
{{cquote|This argument was not raised below, and we repeatedly have held that '[w]hile amicus briefs are helpful in assessing litigants' positions, an amicus cannot introduce a new argument into a case.' ''United States v. Sturm, Ruger & Co.'', 84 F.3d 1, 6 (1st Cir. 1996); ''accord Lane v. First Nat'l Bank of Boston'', 871 F.2d 166, 175 (1st Cir. 1989).}}
''Gonzalez-Droz v. Gonzalez-Colon'', 660 F.3d 1, 12 (1st Cir. 2011).
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