L-R: Judge Paul Watford, Judge Richard Wesley, Judge Carl Nichols, and Judge Frank M. Hull. Courtesy photo/ALM
Potential changes to amicus funding disclosure requirements divided judges on a federal judiciary policy panel on Wednesday, with some seeing a benefit to greater transparency and others expressing skepticism.
The comments came during an Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules meeting, where members shared thoughts on possible rule changes that would require friend-of-the-court filers to more broadly disclose financial ties to parties and non-party members.
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