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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ____________________________________ ) EDITH SCHLAIN WINDSOR, in her ) capacity as executor of the estate of ) THEA CLARA SPYER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 10-CV-8435 (BSJ)(JCF) ) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OF LAW OF INTERVENOR-DEFENDANT THE BIPARTISAN LEGAL ADVISORY GROUP OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS Paul D. Clement H. Christopher Bartolomucci Conor B. Dugan Nicholas J. Nelson BANCROFT PLLC 1919 M Street, Northwest, Suite 470 Washington, District of Columbia 20036 Counsel for the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives  OF COUNSEL: Kerry W. Kircher, General Counsel Christine Davenport, Senior Assistant Counsel Katherine E. McCarron, Assistant Counsel William Pittard, Assistant Counsel Kirsten W. Konar, Assistant Counsel OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL U.S. House of Representatives 219 Cannon House Office Building Washington, Dist rict of Columbia 20515 Case 1:10-cv-08435-BSJ -JCF Document 53 Filed 08/01/11 57 Pages

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