What is an amicus brief?
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=amicus+brief&gwp=13
"friend of the court
An individual or group interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but not an actual party to the suit. The statement presented to the court is an amicus curiae brief; amicus curiae is Latin for “friend of the court.” "
btw, you might be interested in
Communist Goals (1963 congressional record)
http://www.uhuh.com/nwo/communism/comgoals.htm
38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].
39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.
An amicus brief is filed not by one of the parties, but by a 'friend of the court.'