Amicus Disclosure Rule Gets Judiciary Panel’s Final Approval

A federal judiciary committee gave final approval to new disclosure requirements for parties filing amicus briefs, teeing up the changes to be adopted.

The Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, or the Standing Committee, on Tuesday unanimously approved the changes, which would mandate that those who file “friend of the court” briefs to disclose whether a party in the litigation or that party’s attorneys drafted or funded any part of the amicus brief and its filing. The proposal would also require amicus briefs to say whether parties or their counsel have majority control of the legal entity ...