"An amicus brief is a document filed in a court by someone who is not directly related to the case under consideration. The briefs generally provides valuable information about legal arguments, or how a case might affect people other than the parties to the case."@en . . "An amicus brief is a document filed in a court by someone who is not directly related to the case under consideration. The briefs generally provides valuable information about legal arguments, or how a case might affect people other than the parties to the case."@en . . "Amicus brief"@en .