"The Court should dismiss the indictment with prejudice," the adviser said in the one-line conclusion of his 33-page brief.

If the Justice Department is committed to abandoning the case, it should not get to reserve the right to revive the charges in the future, lawyer Paul Clement wrote.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case is back in the spotlight Friday, as legal briefs are due. At the last court hearing, Judge Dale Ho appointed Paul Clement as an outside attorney to argue before the court over the Department of Justice's memo to drop the charges.