The Amicus Curiae Electronic Brief

(a) A brief of an amicus curiae in cases before the court on the merits may be filed only with the permission of the court unless subsection (f) of this section applies. An application for permission to appear as amicus curiae and to file a brief shall be filed within twenty days after the filing of the if any, whom the applicant brief of intends to support. If there is no such party, then the application shall be filed no later than twenty days after the filing of the last appellee’s brief, or if no appellee files a brief, no later than twenty days after the due date for the filing of the last appellee’s brief. the party, (b) The application shall state concisely the nature of the applicant’s interest and the reasons why a brief of an amicus curiae should be allowed. A party to the appellate matter in which the appli- cation is filed may, within ten days after the filing of the application, file an objection. Applications and objections, including foot- notes, shall be typed in a 12 point serif font. Sec- tion captions shall be typed in a 14 point serif font. A list of serif fonts can be found in the guidelines published on the Judicial Branch website. Margins shall be 1 and 1/2 inches on all sides. All text must be left aligned. Line spacing can be between 1.3x and 1.5x and must be uniform throughout, including the body of the document, footnotes, and block quotes. Bold face or italic emphasis tools shall be used, not underlining. Applications and objections shall not exceed 3500 words. The word count is exclusive of the case caption, signature block of counsel of record, certifications, and appendix, if any. An amicus curiae brief shall not exceed 4000 words and shall conform with the requirements set forth in Chapter 67. The applicant may request to file a brief in excess of 4000 words by including a request in the application that sets forth reasons to justify the additional words. (c) All briefs filed under this section shall comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter, and shall set forth the interest of the amicus curiae. (d) An amicus curiae may argue orally only when a specific request for such permission is granted by the court is pending. in which the appeal (e) With the exception of briefs filed by the attor- ney general as provided by this rule, all briefs shall indicate whether counsel for a party wrote the brief in whole or in part and whether such counsel or a party contributed to the cost of the preparation or submission of the brief and shall identify those persons, other than the amicus curiae, its members or its counsel, who made such monetary contribution. The disclosure shall be made in the first footnote on the first page of text. (f) Except for habeas corpus matters based on criminal convictions, if an appeal in a noncriminal matter involves an attack on the constitutionality of a state statute, the attorney general may appear and file a brief amicus curiae as of right. The attorney general’s brief shall be filed within twenty days of the filing of the brief of the party that the attorney general supports. If there is no party that the attorney general supports or no appellee files a brief, the attorney general’s brief shall be filed no later than twenty days after the due date for the filing of the last appellee’s brief. (Adopted June 15, 2021, to take effect Oct. 1, 2021; amended July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023; amended June 27, 2023, to take effect Jan. 1, 2024; amended July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) HISTORY—2026: Prior to 2026, subsection (a) provided: ‘‘A brief of an amicus curiae in cases before the court on the merits may be filed only with the permission of the court unless subsection (f) of this section applies. An application for permis- sion to appear as amicus curiae and to file a brief shall be filed within twenty days after the filing of the brief of the party, if any, whom the applicant intends to support, and if there is no such party, then the application shall be filed no later than twenty days after the filing of the appellee’s brief.’’ In subsections (b) and (c), what had been the second sen- tences concerning the certificate of interested entities or indi- viduals were deleted. Prior to 2026, subsection (f) provided: ‘‘Except for habeas corpus matters based on criminal convictions, if an appeal in a noncriminal matter involves an attack on the constitutionality of a state statute, the attorney general may appear and file a brief amicus curiae as of right. Any such appearance by the attorney general shall be filed no later than the date on which 486 © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE