 The petition was denied by the Court.Rubashkin, represented by former US Solicitor General Paul Clement of Bancroft PLLC and Nathan Lewin of Lewin and Lewin LLP, argued that Judge Linda Reade, who met with prosecutors prior to the Postville Raid, could not be impartial, and that his 27-year sentence was excessive for a first-time nonviolent offender.Six amicus briefs were filed with the Supreme Court supporting Rubashkin's writ of certiorari.