; and (B) when resources permit, in a covered case in the highest courts of States. (3) Call for the views of the Office; leave to participate in oral argument In any covered case— (A) upon request by the Supreme Court of the United States— (i) the Office may provide the views of the Office on the covered case; and (ii) an employee of the Office may participate in oral argument as amicus curiae; and (B) upon request by the highest court of a State, and when resources permit— (i) the Office may provide the views of the Office on the covered case; and (ii) an employee of the Office may participate in oral argument as amicus curiae. (4) Monitoring court decisions and filing petitions for certiorari The Office may— (A) monitor issues in covered cases— (i) on which the courts of appeals of the United States are divided; or (ii) that involve significant Federal criminal statutory or constitutional issues