1.   And he recently helped out in an amicus brief against a Colorado anti-gay initiative that will come before the Court this fall.

2.   And neither the defense nor the prosecution had an opportunity to rebut the argument raised in the amicus brief.

3.   Both organizations filed amicus briefs in the appeal, which is expected to be decided within the next month.

4.   Both the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum signed amicus briefs, arguing that visual art deserved the same protection as the written word.

5.   In one sign of White House interest in the case, Attorney General John Ashcroft filed an amicus brief on behalf of the defendants.

6.   It was raised in an amicus brief, by a University of Utah professor who wants Miranda overturned.

7.   Meanwhile, the AAMC intends to file an amicus brief in support of Boston Medical Center by the Friday deadline.

8.   Nearly a dozen national business and trade groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Information Technology Association of America, have signed on to amicus briefs.

9.   Peter Jaszi, a law professor at American University, helped write this amicus brief.

10.   Reproductive rights groups filing amicus briefs in the suit point out that no medically necessary procedure for males is refused by Medicaid.