Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
4-1-2025
Abstract
Amici are scholars whose research and teaching focus on civil procedure, including pleading standards; an organization that provides legal assistance at no charge to individuals who have had their rights violated, including First Amendment rights; and a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to defending freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the people’s right to know. Their expertise is relevant to the impacts of the legal issue in this case on civil procedure and the First Amendment. Amici also have a strong professional interest in the proper disposition of cases involving civil procedure and ensuring the efficient disposition of meritorious legal claims. They write separately to address the circuit splits regarding alternative explanations, the goals and purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure throughout history, and the detrimental impact that the Fourth and Ninth Circuit standards, if allowed to stand, will have on plaintiffs who suffer from informational disadvantages when filing a complaint.
Recommended Citation
Carroll, Maureen, "Open Justice Baltimore v. Baltimore City Law Department: Brief for Scholars of Civil Procedure and First Amendment Organizations as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners" (2025). Appellate Briefs. 117.
https://repository.law.umich.edu/briefs/117
Comments
Amicus: Malveaux, Suzette; Carroll, Maureen; Copeland, Charlton C.; Kennedy, Deseriee; Pedro, Portia; Quintanilla, Victor; First Amendment Coalition; The Rutherford Institute