An amicus curiae brief may be submitted by
A) lawyers representing each side of a case.
B) a judge to a jury outlining the parameters a jury must follow in deciding a case.
C) the chief justice.
D) groups that are interested in the outcome of a case, but are not formal litigants.
E) the actual litigants in a case.
Answer: D) groups that are interested in the outcome of a case, but are not formal litigants.
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