When you file an amicus brief, and you represent a state, the court reads your brief. It is a powerful position to make the legal assault from.

One of the challenges for lawyers can be explaining, first of all, what the legal issue is and, second, its significance. And both of those are important.

When you file an amicus brief, and you represent a state, the court reads your brief. It is a powerful position to make the legal assault from.