---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 68.17"
title: "28"
number: "68.17"
heading: "Amicus curiae."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/68.17"
---

# §68.17. Amicus curiae.


A brief of an amicus curiae may be filed by leave of the Administrative Law Judge upon motion or petition of the amicus curiae. The amicus curiae shall not participate in any way in the conduct of the hearing, including the presentation of evidence and the examination of witnesses.


## Notes

### Amendments

[54 FR 48596, Nov. 24, 1989. Redesignated by Order No. 1534-91, 56 FR 50053, Oct. 3, 1991]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 554, 557(b); 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1324a, 1324b, and 1324c; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, and 2461 note; and Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 51581, Aug. 11, 2026.

### Amendments

[54 FR 48596, Nov. 24, 1989. Redesignated by Order No. 1534-91, 56 FR 50053, Oct. 3, 1991]