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Nos. 12-2335 and 12-2435IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE SECOND CIRCUITEDITH SCHLAIN WINDSOR, In Her Official Capacity asExecutor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer,Plaintiff-Appellee, v.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,Defendant-Appellant,BIPARTISAN LEGAL ADVISORY GROUP OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Intervenor-Defendant-Appellant, On Appeal from the United States District Courtfor the Southern District of New York, Case No. 10-civ-8435
OPPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES TO MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL NO. 12-2435
 __________________________________ STUART F. DELERY 
Acting Assistant Attorney General 
MICHAEL JAY SINGER (202) 514-5432 AUGUST E. FLENTJE(202) 514-3309
 Attorneys, Appellate Staff Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 7228 Washington, DC 20530-0001
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INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY....................................1STATEMENT........................................................3 A. Statutory Background.........................................3B. Facts and Prior Proceedings...................................4 ARGUMENT.........................................................8 THERE IS NO BASIS FOR DISMISSALOF THE GOVERNMENT’S APPEAL..............................8 A. The Executive Branch Defendants Have Standing to Appeal........8B. Dismissal Of The Executive Branch Defendants’ Appeal WouldCreate An Unnecessary Obstacle To Resolving The SubstantialConstitutional Questions In This Case.........................12CONCLUSION......................................................19CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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Barnes v. Kline 
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majority opinion vacated 
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Burke v. Barnes 
,479 U.S. 361 (1987)............................................................................................................ 16
In re Beef Industry Antitrust Litigation 
,589 F.2d 786 (5th Cir. 1979)............................................................................................. 18
Bob Jones University v. United States 
,461 U.S. 574 (1983).............................................................................................................. 9
Buckley v. Valeo
,424 U.S. 1 (1976). ......................................................................................................... 13, 14
Coleman v. Miller 
,307 U.S. 433 (1939)............................................................................................................ 17
Deposit Guaranty Nat. Bank, Jackson, Miss. v. Roper 
,445 U.S. 326 (1980)...................................................................................................... 10, 12
Diamond v. Charles 
,476 U.S. 54 (1986)................................................................................................... 7, 16, 17
Dir., Office of Workers’ Comp. Programs v. Perini N. River Assocs.
,459 U.S. 297 (1983)............................................................................................................ 13
Greenlaw v. United States 
,554 U.S. 237 (2008)............................................................................................................ 10
INS v. Chadha 
,462 U.S. 919 (1983).............................................................................................. 3, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 14, 17
Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife 
,504 U.S. 555 (1992)............................................................................................................ 10ii
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