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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 604 _ Filed 02/17/22 Page5of6 permission to file an amicus memorandum in support of the defendant’s motion to dismiss for pretrial publicity in United States v. Silver, Case No. 15 Cr. 093 (VEC), Dkt. 25 (3/13/2015). 10. Defendant, through counsel, has consented to the filing. The United States, through counsel, expressed that it has no position on the filing. 11. As per the Court’s February 11, 2022, order, should the Court grant NACDL’s motion for leave to file an amicus brief, NACDL will file a brief not exceeding 10 double-spaced pages within one week of the Court’s granting of the motion. For all of the foregoing reasons, NACDL respectfully requests that the Court grant leave to file an amicus brief. Dated: February 17, 2022 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Abbe David Lowell Abbe David Lowell (NY Bar # 2981744) (Admitted to SDNY on 04/17/2001 # AL2981) Winston & Strawn LLP 1901 L Street NW Washington, DC 20036 ADLowell@winston.com (202) 282-5875 Joel B. Rudin (NY Bar # 1068618) (Admitted to SDNY on 05/21/1979 # JR5645) Vice Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Law Offices of Joel B. Rudin, P.C. 152 West 57" Street, 8" Floor New York, New York 10019 jbrudin@rudinlaw.com (212) 752-760 DOJ-OGR-00008970