Jeremy Hogan explained why Amicus Briefs are important

Lawyer Jeremy Hogan explained why Amicus Briefs are important.

Lawyer Jeremy Hogan on twitter explained why Amicus Briefs are important. He noted:

Why is it important that numerous Amicus Briefs (“AB”) have been filed in the Ripple v. SEC case? An AB is called a “Friend of the Court” and historically, ABs have been filed only in appellate and “top” level courts where difficult issues are being resolved.

He also added:

As far as I know, the record for number of ABs is 78, and those were filed in an abortion case in the 80s that made its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. That being said, is it normal to see numerous ABs in a “trial level” case? Definitely not.

The Judge’s liberal allowance of Amicus Briefs in this trial level case would seem to suggest that she understands that the issues involved are complicated, novel, and that the ruling will affect a large group of people and/or industry. And I think that’s a good thing.