Amicus Advocacy
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 [email protected].
Briefs
John Doe v. Snap, Inc. d/b/a Snapchat, L.L.C., d/b/a Snap, L.L.C.
CHILD USA together with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation and the Kempe Foundation drafted this amicus brief in support of Petitioners and asking the U.S. Supreme Court to accept certiorari so that it can define the proper scope of Section 230 immunity when...
West Contra Costa Unified School District v. Contra Costa County Superior Court; Jane Doe A.M.M.,
CHILD USA, together with Public Justice, Equal Rights Advocates, and the National Center for Victims of Crime drafted this amicus brief arguing in favor of the constitutionality of California’s civil revival law for child sexual abuse claims and asking the Court to...
State of Nevada v. Meta Platforms, Inc. f/k/a Facebook, Inc.
CHILD USA, together with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation drafted this amicus brief in support of the State of Nevada’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction and arguing that Meta is not entitled to immunity from liability for claims arising from their decision...
John Doe #1 and John Doe #2 v. Twitter, Inc.
CHILD USA, together with experts Hillary Nappi, Esq. and Mary Liu, Esq. filed this amicus brief in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants and seeking reversal of the District Court’s decision finding that Section 230 of the CDA barred Plaintiffs-Appellants’...
Cohane v. The Home Missioners of America d/b/a Glenmary Home Missioners
CHILD USA filed this amicus brief in support of Plaintiff and urged the Court to uphold the constitutionality of North Carolina’s 2019 revival window as applied to all types of defendants. This brief argues that both the statutory text and legislative history clearly...
J.R. v. Delaware County Department of Human Services, Office of Children and Youth Services
CHILD USA filed this amicus brief in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees to provide the Commonwealth Court with current research and analysis regarding Pennsylvania’s state tort immunity exception for child sexual abuse claims and arguing that the statutory text and...
Brittany Jones v. Cattaragus County School District
CHILD USA filed this amicus brief in support of the Plaintiff-Appellant, urging the Court of Appeals to reject the District Court’s decision that misconstrued the CVA’s revival provision to deny victims long-awaited justice. CHILD USA argues that creating an...
JOHN DOE 122 V. MARIANIST PROVINCE OF THE UNITED STATES, and CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY, INC.
Leslie Griffin filed this Amicus Brief in support of plaintiff suing employers who protect abusers. Made available by the Scholarly Commons @ UNLV Boyd Law: https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=courtbriefs
John Doe B.P. v. Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
Leslie Griffin filed this amicus brief for BishopAccountability.org in support of Certiorari Petition. Made available by the Scholarly Commons @ UNLV Boyd Law: https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=scotusbriefs
IN RE THE MATTER CONCERNING THE STATE GRAND JURY
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...
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...