Ferguson v. Brick

We deny movant permission to file an amicus curiae brief. Last week we denied a similar motion. These rulings represent a slight shift in the practice of this Court and, for the benefit of the bar, we issue this per curiam opinion.

The term “amicus curiae” is old Latin which literally means “a friend of the court.” 3A C.J.S. Amicus Curiae % 2 (1973). Historically, courts welcomed the aid of an amicus since “it is for the honor of a court of j ustice to avoid error. ’ ’ The Protector v. Geering, Hardees 85-86 (1656) 145 E.R. 394 (Ex.); see Note, Amici Curiae, 34 Harv. L. Rev. 773 n. 5 (1921).…