7.18 Amicus Curiae Briefs
Concerning Age Discrimination
- The Executive Committee is empowered by
the Board of Directors to enter 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 7.13, 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 Executive Committee is empowered to
publicize actions described in paragraph
A above in any fashion deemed suitable
and appropriate.
