Case 1:14-mj-00228-JMF Document 11 Filed 08/08/14 Page 19 of 21 -19III. EFF MOTION TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF Courts have wide discretion in deciding whether to grant a third party leave to file an amicus curiae brief. See Nat’l Ass’n of Home Builders v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng’rs, 519 F. Supp. 2d 89, 93 (D.D.C. 2007). Court have permitted parties to file amicus briefs where “the brief will assist the judges by presenting ideas, arguments, theories, insights, facts, or data that are not to be found in the parties’ briefs.” Voices for Choices v. Illinois Bell Tel. Co., 339 F.3d 542, 545 (7th Cir. 2003). In addition, courts have granted amici permission to file briefs when “‘a party is not represented competently or is not represented at all, when the amicus has an interest in some other case that may be affected by the decision in the present case,’” or in cases where “‘the amicus has unique information or perspective that can help the court beyond the help that the lawyers for the parties are able to provide.’” Jin v. Ministry of State Sec’y, 557 F. Supp. 2d 131, 137 (D.D.C. 2008) (quoting Ryan v. Commodity Futures Trading Comm’n, 125 F.3d 1062, 1064 (7th Cir. 1997)). EFF seeks leave to file an amicus brief in this matter in light of the “critical questions about the application of the Fourth Amendment to emerging technologies,” and to address “the appropriate balance between the government’s interest in protecting the integrity of its investigation and the privacy interests at stake.