Just say 'yes' to amicus consent

Law360 has Feds Yank Amicus Opposition After Apparent Protocol Break

• A federal prosecutor in Baltimore appears to have swerved out of his lane — and away from U.S. Department of Justice protocol — in staunchly opposing a routine motion for consent to file an amicus brief, only to be corrected a short time later by his office's appellate chief.
• Appellate Chief Brandon Moore reversed course on Wednesday, when he filed a corrected response that consented to the NACDL's motion to file an amicus brief. Notably, Moore alone signed the filing, which did not explain why the government withdrew the motion.

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