Amici wanted

Law360 has Arkansas Federal Judge Says Bring On The Amici

• An Arkansas federal judge on Tuesday issued an invitation to parties in every civil case pending before him: Turn to amici for help briefing constitutional law or statutory interpretation issues that would benefit from a better understanding of the "original public meaning" of those provisions.
• To further encourage amicus briefing, Judge Rudofsky guaranteed argument time in front of him for junior attorneys who devote their efforts to such briefs. Attorneys who have been in practice for fewer than seven years will get at least 10 minutes of oral argument time before him if they are the principal drafter of an amicus brief on a dispositive motion or motion for preliminary relief.
• Judge Rudofsky is a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP litigator and Arkansas solicitor general who was working in-house at Walmart Inc. when he was appointed to the federal bench by former President Donald Trump in 2019.