7.17 Amicus Curiae Briefs
Concerning Age Discrimination
- The Board of Directors may
authorize filing an amicus
curiae brief in any court in the United
States, or in cooperation with
cognizant national societies in other
countries, subject to the
provisions of Policy Statement 7.12, where a
member of the profession is
involved in litigation concerning age
discrimination. Such brief
may be authorized when such litigation
involves both an unresolved issue
of law and a basic issue of age
discrimination affecting the
profession and membership in general.
A person requesting IEEE to file
such a brief has the responsibility of
demonstrating that the litigation in
questions of the type described in
the preceding sentence. It is IEEE
policy that the IEEE will not, as
to disputed facts, intervene or take an
adversary position on behalf of or
against any member involved in a matter of
age discrimination.
- The Board of Directors may
publicize actions described in paragraph A
above in any fashion deemed suitable and
appropriate.
