adviser to the court

The “public rapporteur” is a member of the Council of State who acts as an adviser to the court.

Boasberg detailed the court’s process for selection of an amicus -- in this case an adviser to the court -- noting that it is typically someone “the court would benefit from hearing his or her additional perspective,” and that it is “not uncommon” for the court to pick an individual who has “written, lectured, and spoken on issues within their expertise.”

About a week later, though, an adviser to the court said Wray’s plan did not go far enough.

President Trump and his allies spent the past week slamming the appointment of Mr. Kris, who will serve as an amicus curiae, or adviser to the court.

Kris spent years working on intelligence issues at the Justice Department, and in his first public statement as an adviser to the court, he signaled he would not be giving the FBI a pass.