An amicus curiae brief is filed by someone who is not party to the case and can provide information on legal matters, and is often filed in an attempt to lobby the Supreme Court. in cases before the US Federal Court, as in 2001, concerning minors and persons with mental illness who had been sentenced to death;
ASV Federālās tiesas lietās ar nepilngadīgajiem un garīgi slimām personām, kam piespriests nāves sods;