FSC/FSDEF Comments Filed with Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the U.S.

The Committee is considering a proposed amendment to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (“FRAP”) Rule 29, which would make it more difficult for interested parties to file amicus briefs. In our comments, signed by 26 non-profit organizations, we argue that federal judges and the federal rules are not above the Constitution, and the proposed rules would violate amici’s First Amendment rights of speech, association, and petition, and so the entire proposal should be rejected.

Link to Comments