An amicus curiae brief is
A) one which enables a group of similarly situated plaintiffs to combine similar grievances
into a single suit to pursue a remedy for past wrongs.
B) an oral or written appeal of a court decision made by an interest group which is party to the particular case.
C) an oral or written appeal of a court decision made by an interest group not party to a
particular case.
D) a written argument submitted to the courts in support of one side of a case.
E) the written statement of a court?s decision in a case explaining the reasons for the
decision.
Answer: D) a written argument submitted to the courts in support of one side of a case.
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a. 2 years. b. 4 years. c. 10 years. d. 12 years. e. life.
Which of the following changes to affirmative action policy is advocated by Peter H. Schuck?
a. Banning affirmative action in the public sector but allowing it in the private sector b. Banning affirmative action at the federal level but allowing it at the state level c. Banning affirmative action at the state level but allowing it at the federal level d. Banning affirmative action at all levels of government and in the private sector