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  • Documents: Rule 33

    • List of Congressmen Who Wrote to Attorney General

      Letters written by 51 Congressmen from 16 states – 29 Democrats & 22 Republicans, 12 on Judiciary Committee…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Key Documents, Key Ex Parte Docs, Key Sentencing Docs, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rubashkin Reply to Goverment’s Opposition to Cert

      Reply brief submitted to the Supreme Court by Rubashkin lawyers Paul Clement and Nathan Lewin, responding to brief in opposition to cert filed by the U.S. Solicitor General…

      Categories: Defense Filings, Rule 33, Sentence, Supreme CourtRead the Document »
    • Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • 86 Federal Judges & DOJ Officials Amicus Brief

      Amicus Brief from 86 former Federal Judges and DOJ Officials asking the Supreme Court to hear the Rubashkin case, authored by former Solicitor General Seth Waxman…

      Categories: Featured, In Support, Key Documents, Key Ex Parte Docs, Key Sentencing Docs, Rule 33, Sentence, Supreme CourtRead the Document »
    • NACDL Supreme Court Amicus Brief

      Amicus Brief from the National Assocation of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) asking the Supreme Court to hear the case, authored by Professor Nathan Crystal and Jeffrey Green…

      Categories: In Support, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33, Supreme CourtRead the Document »
    • 40 Legal Ethics Professors Amicus Brief

      Amicus Brief from 40 legal ethics professors urging the Supreme Court to hear the case, authored by Professor Lara Bazelon…

      Categories: In Support, Key Ex Parte Docs, Key Sentencing Docs, Rule 33, Supreme CourtRead the Document »
    • Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) Amicus Brief

      Amicus Brief from the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) asking the Supreme Court to hear the Rubashkin case, authored by Professor William Hodes…

      Categories: In Support, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33, Supreme CourtRead the Document »
    • Cert Petition to Supreme Court

      Petition for Certiorari, asking Supreme Court to hear the case…

      Categories: Defense Filings, Featured, Key Ex Parte Docs, Key Sentencing Docs, Rule 33, Sentence, Supreme CourtRead the Document »
    • Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Motion to Supreme Court for Extension

      A motion to the Supreme court asking for a 60 day extension for the petition in the case of Sholom Rubashkin…

      Categories: Defense Filings, Rule 33, Supreme CourtRead the Document »
    • Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Petition for En Banc Relief

      Petition to the entire 8th Circuit Court of Appeals asking them to rehear the case…

      Categories: Defense Filings, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Letter from 75 US Attorneys & Law Professors to DOJ

      Letter sent to Attorney General Eric Holder and the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility urging an investigation into allegations of prosecutorial misconduct in the case of Sholom Rubashkin…

      Categories: Featured, In Support, Key Documents, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion

      Ruling from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on Sholom Rubashkin’s appeal…

      Categories: Rule 33, Rulings, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Post Argument Letter to Clerk

      Letter to 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Clerk following the oral arguments…

      Categories: Defense Filings, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Reply Filed in Appeal

      Filed in response to the prosecutor’s brief, this document dismantles their legal argument and highlights their questionable tactics and the involvement of the judge.

      Categories: Defense Filings, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Key Sentencing Docs, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

      Law Review published by Robert Steinbuch, Professor of Law at University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law and Brett Tolman, former United States Attorney for the State of Utah…

      Categories: In Support, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Government Appeal Brief

      Government’s Appeal Brief in which they rebuttal the four main arguments made in Sholom’s Appeal Brief filed before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals…

      Categories: Prosecution Filings, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Government Withdrawal of Resistance to Amicus Briefs

      Withdrawal of the Government’s Resistance to Amicus Briefs. Consequently, the Government made the withdrawal just days after the publishing a Bloomberg Law Review criticizing them for their objection to the the amicus briefs…

      Categories: Prosecution Filings, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Allen West (R-FL) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) 2nd Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Key Sentencing Docs, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Key Documents, Key Ex Parte Docs, Key Sentencing Docs, Law of Return, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Government’s Resistance to Amicus Briefs

      In a very rare move the Government filed a formal Resistance to the three Amicus Briefs filed by the Washington Legal Foundation, ACLU of Iowa and NACDL…

      Categories: Prosecution Filings, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Iowa ACLU Amicus Brief

      Amicus Brief by the Iowa ACLU regarding the argument in appeal of improper ex-parte communication between Judge Linda Reade and prosecutors…

      Categories: In Support, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • NACDL 8th Circuit Amicus Brief

      The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) came down heavily on both the prosecutors and the judge in this well-written brief…

      Categories: Featured, In Support, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Steven Rothman (D-NJ) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Appeal to the 8th Circuit

      The appeal itself, filed on January 3, 2011, is a fascinating read. Read about the fatal flaws in the trial and sentencing that outraged so many…

      Categories: Defense Filings, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Key Documents, Key Ex Parte Docs, Key Sentencing Docs, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Steve King (R-IA) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Key Ex Parte Docs, Key Sentencing Docs, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Ron Klein (D-FL) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Ed Towns (D-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Richie Neal (D-MA) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) 1st Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Key Sentencing Docs, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Order from Judge Reade Denying Motion for New Trial

      Order from Judge Reade denying Motion for New Trial – which alleged that she herself had improper contact with the trial prosecutors. Defense had requested she pass the motion for an un-biased judge to rule on but she decided to rule on it herself (go figure)…

      Categories: Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33, RulingsRead the Document »
    • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Law of Return, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Law of Return, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Michael E. McMahon (D-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, In Support, Republican, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Affidavit from Alyza Lewin – Exhibit 1 to Motion for New Trial Reply

      Affidavit from Alyza Lewin – Exhibit 1 to Reply to Government’s response to Sholom’s (rule 33) Motion for New Trial based on newly discovered evidence following sentencing. The evidence was discovered from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing there were ex-parte meetings between the judge and prosecutors…

      Categories: Defense Filings, FOIA, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Reply to Government’s Response to Motion for New Trial

      Reply to Government’s response to Sholom’s (rule 33) Motion for New Trial based on newly discovered evidence following sentencing. The evidence was discovered from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing there were ex-parte meetings between the judge and prosecutors…

      Categories: Defense Filings, FOIA, Key Sentencing Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Mark Harrison Affidavit on Judicial Misconduct

      Mark Harrison addresses the ex parte meetings and prosecutorial misconduct in this affidavit.

      Categories: In Support, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Stephen Giller’s Affidavit on Prosecutorial Misconduct

      Stephen Gillers addresses the ex parte meetings and prosecutorial misconduct in this affidavit.

      Categories: In Support, Key Sentencing Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Goverment’s Response to Motion for New Trial

      Government’s response to Sholom’s (rule 33) Motion for New Trial based on newly discovered evidence following sentencing. The evidence was discovered from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing there were ex-parte meetings between the judge and prosecutors…

      Categories: Key Ex Parte Docs, Prosecution Filings, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) Letter to AG Holder

      Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the case of Sholom Rubashkin, urging him to investigate the case…

      Categories: Congress, Democrat, In Support, Rule 33, SentenceRead the Document »
    • Exhibits 11 – 12 to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33)

      Exhibits 11 – 12 to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33) based on newly discovered evidence following sentencing. The evidence was discovered from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing there were ex-parte meetings between the judge and prosecutors…

      Categories: Defense Filings, FOIA, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Exhibit 10 to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33)

      Exhibit 10 to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33) based on newly discovered evidence following sentencing. The evidence was discovered from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing there were ex-parte meetings between the judge and prosecutors…

      Categories: Defense Filings, FOIA, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Exhibits 7-9 to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33)

      Exhibits 7-9 to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33) based on newly discovered evidence following sentencing. The evidence was discovered from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing there were ex-parte meetings between the judge and prosecutors…

      Categories: Defense Filings, FOIA, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Exhibits 1-6 to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33)

      Exhibits 1-6 to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33) based on newly discovered evidence following sentencing. The evidence was discovered from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing there were ex-parte meetings between the judge and prosecutors…

      Categories: Defense Filings, FOIA, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Nat Lewin Affidavit to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33)

      Nat Lewin Affidavit to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33) based on newly discovered evidence following sentencing. The evidence was discovered from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing there were ex-parte meetings between the judge and prosecutors…

      Categories: Defense Filings, FOIA, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Monte Brown Affidavit to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33)

      Monte Brown Affidavit to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33) based on newly discovered evidence following sentencing. The evidence was discovered from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing there were ex-parte meetings between the judge and prosecutors…

      Categories: Defense Filings, FOIA, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Guy Cook Affidavit to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33)

      Guy Cook Affidavit to Motion for New Trial (Rule 33) based on newly discovered evidence following sentencing. The evidence was discovered from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing there were ex-parte meetings between the judge and prosecutors…

      Categories: Defense Filings, FOIA, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
    • Motion for New Trial (Rule 33)

      Motion for New Trial (Rule 33) based on newly discovered evidence following sentencing. The evidence was discovered from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing there were ex-parte meetings between the judge and prosecutors…

      Categories: Defense Filings, FOIA, Key Ex Parte Docs, Rule 33Read the Document »
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