The month of October has played an important role in Ripple vs SEC. During this month Ripple gained the most awaited victory against Hinman documents as the court ordered SEC to handover the documents. During this timeframe various individuals and organizations have come forward to file Amicus briefs in the ongoing XRP lawsuit.
Just a couple of days back US District court granted permission for XRP Ledger (XRPL) backed company SpendTheBits Inc (STB) to file its Amicus Curiae in the lawsuit.
Source: https://coinpedia.org/news/ripple-vs-sec-here-is-how-amicus-curiae-is-playing-its-role/