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
GILCHRIST v. OLVER
CHILD USA filed this brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant that this Court should reverse the lower court’s decision and permit Plaintiff to proceed with her claim under the revival window opened by the New York Child Victims Act ("CVA"). Here, CHILD USA argues that the lifelong effects of...
HOULLAHAN, CUMMINGS, & EDWARDO v. GELINEAU
CHILD USA filed this brief supporting the Appellant's appeal to the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. Here, CHILD USA argues that the revival provisions in Rhode Island's section 9-1-51 violate neither the United States Constitution, nor the Rhode Island Constitution. [pdf-embedder...
John Lousteau v. Congregation of Holy Cross Southern Province, Inc. and Holy Cross College, Inc.
CHILD USA filed this brief supporting the Appellant's appeal to the federal Fifth Circuit. The Appellants argue that the Eastern District of Louisiana erred in granting the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. CHILD USA argues that Louisiana's Act 322 does not violate Louisiana's Due Process...
JOHN DOE v. THE ESTATES OF CLAUDE VICTOR OFFRAY, JR. & GLORIA ANN OFFRAY, ABC CORPORATIONS 1- 10, & JOHN DOES 1-10
CHILD USA filed this amicus brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant challenge to the lower court's ruling that victims of sexual abuse are limited to...
Jo-Ann Taylor v. The Devereux Foundation, Inc., et al.
CHILD USA, together with...
PB-36 v. Niagara Falls City School District et al.
CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief to supply the New York Court of Appeals with the legislative and public policies undergirding the New York Child Victims Act. It also presents current research on the impact that abuse has on individuals, including the many years it can take a victim or survivor...
JOHN DOE #1 & JOHN DOE #2 v. TWITTER, INC.
CHILD USA, together with non-profits and law firms dedicated to victim advocacy, wrote this amicus brief urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm the District Court's denial of Twitter's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' sex trafficking claims and to allow these claims to prevail. The brief...
TOM WOLF, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and LEIGH M. CHAPMAN, Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief in support of an Application for Invocation of King's Bench Jurisdiction filed by Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary Leigh Chapman in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in which they ask the Court to invalidate the General Assembly's proposed amendment to the...
ELIZABETH SCHEARER v. ALBION FITZGERALD
CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief to supply the New York Court of Appeals with the legislative and public policies undergirding the New York Child Victims Act. It also presents current research on the impact that abuse has on individuals, including the many years it can take a victim or survivor...