Amicus Disclosure Requirements Pulled Over Privacy Worries (1)

A measure to require more disclosure on amicus briefs was withdrawn by the federal judiciary, months before it would have gone into effect.

In a March 10 letter to the US Supreme Court that was made public on Thursday, top judges who are part of the courts’ rule-making process said they were withdrawing the proposed amendments after leadership at the Judicial Conference—the judiciary’s policymaking body—raised concerns about the changes.

Members of the Judicial Conference’s Executive Committee said a provision requiring groups to disclose new members who contribute more than $100 toward the briefs “could interfere with the privacy of those ...