AMICUS ADVOCACY PROJECT
The Amicus Advocacy Project
An amicus brief comes from the Latin term “amicus curiae” which means “friend of the court.” Although most amicus briefs are persuasively written to support one side of a case, they allow interested, third parties the chance to provide the court with information that is relevant and helpful to the case but that may not otherwise be brought to the court’s attention.
CHILD USA files amicus briefing in cases whose outcomes impact the civil rights of children. We have been delighted to work with numerous attorneys across the United States, and welcome partnerships with law firms to work on pro bono matters with us.
If you are an attorney who needs amicus support or would like your firm to have the opportunity to work on cutting edge amicus briefs involving child protection, please contact us at info@childusa.org.
BRIEFS
BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE re. SLINEY v. PREVITE
This amicus brief was written in response to Defendant’s challenge of the retroactivity of Mass. Ge. Laws. ch. 260 §§ 4C & 4C 1/2, which extended the statute of limitations of civil claims for child sex abuse to 35 years. Issues include whether Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 260, §§ 4C & 4C 1/2...
BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE re. SEBELIUS v. HOBBY LOBBY STORES, INC.
This amicus brief was written to challenge the constitutionality of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act where private companies sued the Secretary of Health and Human Services, claiming that the Affordable Care Act’s provision requiring private employers to provide abortion-inducing drugs...
BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE re. PAROLINE v. UNKNOWN AND U.S.
This amicus brief was written to support Plaintiff’s writ for mandamus, to receive restitution after Defendant pled guilty to possessing material involving the sexual exploitation of children. Issues include whether sexual abuse, its memorialization, distribution, and viewing are psychologically...
BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE re: HOSANNA TABOR v. EEOC
This amicus brief was written to support the EEOC where defendant claimed a First Amendment ministerial exception to the EEOC’s retaliation claims. Issues include whether the First Amendment is a defense to criminal or civil liability for sexual misconduct by employees; and whether the First...
AMICUS CURIAE STATEMENT OF INTEREST re. S.P. ET. AL. v. SCA, INC., ET. AL.
This amicus brief was written to support two plaintiffs who were minors at the time of their abuse and adults at the time of the trial, where defendants objected to the use of pseudonyms to identify the victims. Issue includes whether victims of child sex abuse may pursue litigation through the...
BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE re. SHEEHAN v. OBLATES OF ST. FRANCIS de SALES, ET. AL.
This amicus brief was written to support the constitutionality of the Child Victims Act, when it was constitutionality was challenged on appeal by a Catholic high school. Issues include whether Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 8145 is constitutional under the United States Constitution and whether Del....
BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE re. RAMANI v. SEGELSTEIN ET. AL.
This amicus brief was written to support an appeal to the Supreme Court of Nevada, encouraging the court to apply various laws to institutions, like synagogues, where an individual was sexually abused by a cantor in a synagogue. Issues include whether laws of negligent hiring, supervision and...