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One vehicle available to carry
out that responsibility is the filing of amicus curiae
briefs.
Amicus curii is a Latin term for a
party that is not one of the active litigants in the case, but
who speaks to the court as a friend. It also means to bring
to the court’s attention policy matters and issues which
should be considered by the court before rendering its decision.
The process that leads to the filing of an
amicus brief may begin internally when a presbytery or
an entity of the church raises a concern involving religious
liberty or personal and social issues, or externally when another
denomination or organization asks the Stated Clerk to consider
the issues in a case. Where the brief involves state or local
issues, the presbytery involved is ordinarily notified and asked
to comment.
The Advisory Committee on Litigation advises
the Stated Clerk on matters of litigation for which the Stated
Clerk is responsible. The committee evaluates the denomination’s
participation in amicus briefs on the basis of 15
criteria
to guide them in determining whether a particular brief is of
interest to the denomination.
When filing an amicus brief, the
Stated Clerk speaks on behalf of previous assemblies and applies
to the issues in a case the statements made by the Assembly.
As an officer of the Assembly, the Clerk does not speak as an
individual or for the whole Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), but
for the Assembly.
These amicus briefs were joined by James Andrews and
Clifton Kirkpatrick, as Stated Clerks of the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). If you would like more
information regarding these briefs please contact:
Laurie Griffith
Manager of Judicial Process and Social Witness
(888) 728-7228, x5432
Email
or
Diane Minter
Sr. Administrative Assistant
(888) 728-7228, x5421
Email.
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| Date |
Title |
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Criteria for
Evaluation of Amicus Briefs |
| 05/22/08 |
Episcopal Church Cases Amicus Brief California Supreme Court filed |
| 05/18/08 |
Motion for Leave to Join Brief of Amici Curae in Multi-Circuit Episcopal Church Cases in Fairfax County Virginia Circuit Court
Multi-Circuit Episcopal Church Litigation Amicus Brief in Fairfax County Virginia Circuit Court joined |
| 01/11/08 |
District of Columbia and Adrian Fenty v. Dick Anthony Heller |
| 03/07/07 |
The Presbyterian Church of Sudan, et al., v. Talisman Energy Inc. and Republic of the Sudan |
| 03/15/07 |
Town of Foxfield, Colorado, v. The Archdiocese of Denver |
| 03/16/07 |
Shafiq Rasul et al., v. Donald Rumsfeld et al. |
| 10/10/06 |
Rasmussen v. Bunyan - Joined by PCUSA, Corporation |
| 11/02/06 |
People of the State of New York v. John Taylor |
| 09/09/05 |
Alberto
R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v.
O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao Do Vegetal (USA), et
al. |
| 04/25/05 |
Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church v. City of New York |
| 12/20/04 |
Cutter
v. Wilkinson |
12/02/04 |
Christ
Universal Mission Church v. City of Chicago |
| 08/02/04
|
Crawford,
US Immigration and Customs v. Sergio Suarez Martinez |
| 07/05/04
|
Roper
v. Simmons |
|
04/18/04
|
Sosa
v. Alvarez-Machain |
|
02/06/04
|
O
Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao Do Vegetal et.al. v.
Ashcroft |
|
01/20/04
|
Westchester
Day School v. Village of Mamaroneck |
|
02/13/04
|
In
Support of Rodi Alvardo Pena Appeal before the Attorney
General |
| 07/17/03 |
Davey
v. Locke |
| 06/10/03
|
Child
Evangelism Fellowship of Maryland v. Montgomery County Public
Schools |
|
05/07/03
|
Child
Evangelism Fellowship of New Jersey, Inc. v. Stafford Township
School |
|
04/28/03
|
Glassroth
v. Moore |
|
03/24/03
|
Elvig
vs. Calvin Presbyterian Church et. al. |
|
10/30/02
|
Wyoming
Sawmills, Inc. v. U.S. Forest Service Wyoming |
|
04/24/02
|
Warren
vs. Internal Revenue Service |
|
03/15/02
|
Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church et.al. v. New York City et.al. |
| 09/20/01 |
Arkansas
Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church v. Gary
D. Hudson and Palmetto Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
| 09/04/01 |
Silo
v. CHW Medical Foundation |
| 07/15/01
|
Bryce
v. Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Colorado, et al. |
| 06/08/01
|
McCarver
v. State of North Carolina |
| 05/29/01
|
Iskcon
(Children of) v. Iskcon, D\B\A The International Society
for Krishna Consciousness, et al. |
| 12/01/00 |
Wisconsin
Conference Board of Trustees of the United Methodist Church,
Inc. v. Culver |
| 11/30/00 |
Good
News Club, et al. v. Milford Central School |
| 11/10/00 |
O'Bannon
v. Indiana Civil Liberties Union, et al. |
| 10/02/00 |
Trustees
of the Presbytery of Philadelphia v. Provident Mutual life
Insurance Company |
| 07/06/00 |
From
the Heart Ministries, Inc., et al. v. African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church |
| 04/28/00 |
Davis
v. Turpin |
| 01/18/00
|
Newport
Church of the Nazarene v. Employment Department |
| 12/20/99
|
Braden
v. Moore |
| 12/20/99
|
Bollard
v. The California Province of the Society of Jesus |
| 11/29/99
|
Boyajian
v. Gatzunis (AKA - Dover Amendment) |
| 06/08/99
|
Shirley
v. Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
| 05/26/99
|
Full
Gospel Tabernacle and Jorge Vega v. community School District
27, et al. |
| 02/16/99
|
State
of Washington v. Scott Anthony Martin and Rich Hamlin |
| 02/12/99
|
Children's
Healthcare Is a Legal Duty, Inc. v. Nancy-Ann Min Deparle,
et al. & First Church of Christ, Scientist |
| 12/15/98
|
Centennial
Insurance Co. v. Central Texas Annual Conference of the
United Methodist Church, Inc., et al. |
| 09/28/98 |
Bear
Lodge Multiple Use Association v. Bruce Babbitt and Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe, et al. |
| 08/28/98
|
Martinelli
v. Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation |
| 07/24/98
|
Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America, et al. v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance
Company |
| 05/29/98
|
Bauchman
v. West High School, et al. |
| 03/23/98
|
Bronx
Household of Faith v. The Board of Education |
| 01/13/98
|
Chittenden
v. The Waterbury Center Community Church, Inc., et al. |
| 09/22/97
|
Doe
v. Madison School District No. 321 |
| 05/08/97
|
James
v. American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, et al. |
| 01/10/97
|
City
of Boerne v. Flores, Archbishop of San Antonio, et al. |
| 09/23/96
|
Mockaitis
v. Harcleroad |
| 08/21/96
|
Bauchman
v. West High School, et al. |
| 04/15/96
|
Doe
v. Childers |
| 03/20/96
|
Weaver
v. Wood |
| 01/19/96
|
Long
Island Gynecological Services v. Stewart Avenue Associates |
| 12/15/95
|
State
of Wisconsin v. Miller |
| 07/24/95
|
Louis
A. Siegel v. Truett-McConnell College, et al. |
| 07/12/95 |
Board
of Pensions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
v. The Reverend Thomas Basich |
| 06/19/95 |
Romer
v. Evans |
| 05/26/95
|
Flores
v. The City of Boerne |
| 05/25/95
|
First
United Methodist Church v. Hearing Examiner for the Seattle
Landmarks Preservation Board |
| 12/16/94
|
Russian
Orthodox Church Outside of Russia v. The Russian Orthodox
Church of the Holy Resurrection |
| 12/09/94
|
Texas
Dept. of Human Services v. Ned Benson |
| 12/05/94
|
Equality
Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Inc v. The City of Cincinnati |
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