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Under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, an amicus curiae may file its brief only by leave of court or if the brief states that all parties have consented to its filing. The CREW Brief does not indicate that either the government or the defense have consented to its filings. Where that is the case, the 11th Circuit has a track record of denying the requested leave to file. The most recent data I could find indicated that motions for leave to file where the parties haven't consented is denied more than half the time. In this instance, when the petition addresses an issue not raised by the government in its brief and seeks an action not sought by the government, it seems pretty likely that the 11th Circuit isn't going to accept the brief. Again, just a prediction on my part, but one that is consistent with the 11th Circuit's previous decision rejecting petitions filed seeking Cannon's disqualification.

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