Judge In Flynn Case Invites Briefs Without Ruling On Feds’ Dropped Charges
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The judge handling the case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn is asking for opinions about what he should do now that the Justice Department wants to drop its prosecution of Flynn.
Judge Emmet Sullivan issued an order on Tuesday soliciting “friend of the court” briefs but did not address the government’s reversal or suggest when he might.
Sullivan’s order did mention that such filings, known within the legal world as amicus briefs, are appropriate in situations when “the amicus has an interest in some other case that may be affected by the decision in the present case.”
That suggests the U.S. District Court judge wants to hear from those who say they would be affected by the precedent that might be set by the Justice Department’s decision not to go forward …
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