 Following a law review published in Bloomberg Law Reports, the government filed a brief to withdraw their opposition to the amicus briefs.On March 11, 2011, the government filed their response to Rubashkin's appeal and on April 18, 2011, Rubashkin's lawyers filed their reply brief.The oral argument before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals took place on June 15, 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri.