Solicitor General’s Office
-
Government
Congratulations To The 2018 Bristow Fellows
Plus rankings of the law schools and lower-court judges that send the most folks into these prestigious posts. -
Supreme Court, Women's Issues
Back In The Day, This Judge Was Considered 'Too Pregnant' To Argue Before SCOTUS
The solicitor general's office has apparently 'evolved' since that time. - Sponsored
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK. -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, Solicitor General's Office
What's Going On At The Solicitor General's Office?
A game of musical chairs -- lots of movement into and out of the office.
-
Biglaw, Politics
More Sullivan & Cromwell Lawyers Joining The Trump Administration
After Jones Day, is S&C the biggest "feeder firm" to the Trump Administration? -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, Supreme Court
And The Nominee For Solicitor General Is....
The long and winding road to a nominee for Solicitor General of the United States is about to come to an end. -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, Supreme Court
A Prominent Professor's Pick For Solicitor General
The professor and the candidate go back some thirty years. -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Congratulations To The 2017 Bristow Fellows
Congratulations to the new fellows, their law schools, and their judges! -
Department of Justice, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
Congratulations To The Next Solicitor General
Has the stalemate between New York and D.C. been resolved? - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.19.17
* The Seventh Circuit — in an opinion by Judge Diane Sykes, a top-tier SCOTUS possibility under President Trump — just struck down Chicago ordinances regulating shooting ranges as violative of Second Amendment rights. [ABC News]
* Speaking of firearms, law professor Fredrick Vars has an excellent proposal for preventing gun suicides. [Washington Post]
* Possible good news for legalizing sports betting in New Jersey: the U.S. Supreme Court wants to hear from the solicitor general on this issue (although we don’t yet know who the solicitor general will be). [How Appealing]
* But we think we know who the principal deputy solicitor general will be — Noel Francisco, whose imminent departure from Jones Day is now public. [National Law Journal]
* In other Justice Department news, what can we expect from Jeff Sessions’s DOJ in terms of civil rights enforcement? [New York Times]
* Are we seeing a “fragile recovery” in the number of people interested in law school? [ABA Journal]
* If you share my curiosity about the future of Chief Judge Merrick Garland in the wake of his unsuccessful SCOTUS nomination, it seems that the distinguished jurist is back on the bench — at least for now. [National Law Journal]
-
Department of Justice, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
The Case For Chuck Cooper As Solicitor General
A former colleague offers warm words of support for one of the two SG finalists. -
Department of Justice, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
The Latest In The Solicitor General Sweepstakes
It's a two-person contest -- and it has been for weeks.... -
Department of Justice, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
An Exciting New Entrant In The Solicitor General Sweepstakes
This job would represent a multimillion-dollar pay cut for him, but the allure is undeniable. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.03.17
* Kellyanne Conway, President-elect Trump’s campaign manager, has accepted a position as his counselor once his administration takes over at the White House, and now her husband, George Conway of Wachtell Lipton, has found himself on the shortlist to become the U.S. solicitor general. He’s argued only one Supreme Court case, which is unusual for those being considered for the position. [Bloomberg Politics]
* In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, Chief Justice John Roberts managed to steer clear of controversial topics — such as the high court being short handed since Justice Scalia’s death or the Senate’s failure to confirm Judge Merrill Garland — instead choosing to focus on the “underappreciated” role of district court judges, writing that “[t]his is no job for impulsive, timid, or inattentive souls.” [Washington Post]
* “There’s no legitimacy to a Supreme Court justice in a seat that’s been stolen from one administration and handed to another. We need to do everything we possibly can to block it.” When it comes to the confirmation process for President-elect Trump’s SCOTUS nominee, we can expect to see a battle thanks to Senate Democrats in the wake of Senate Republicans’ obstruction of Judge Garland’s nomination. [The Guardian]
* One day before they were set to go into effect, Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction on the enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s protections for transgender and abortion-related healthcare services. O’Connor is the same judge who issued a nationwide injunction on the enforcement of the Obama administration’s transgender protections in schools. [BuzzFeed]
* Convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, who is representing himself for the penalty phase of his trial, has rejected a defense based on mental illness because he is “morally opposed to psychology.” He’ll make an opening statement, but won’t call any witnesses or present any evidence. If Roof is sentenced to death, it will be the first time a jury has done so in a case involving a federal hate crimes law. [New York Times]
Sponsored
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Sponsored
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
-
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.12.16
* The new treatise on race and the law in the post-Obama age. [The Crime Report]
* A deep dive into the Iowans on Trump’s SCOTUS shortlist. [Des Moines Register]
* And two of the Coloradans too. [Denver Post; Denver Post]
* Plus more on who might be Trump’s pick for Solicitor General. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Rural areas really need lawyers. [KCUR]
* The latest legal challenge to Brexit. [The Independent]
* Does Mark Zuckerberg have political aspirations? [Law and More]
* RIP retired federal judge, Miles Lord. [ABC]
-
Department of Justice, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
Who Will Be The Next U.S. Solicitor General?
Handicapping the field of legal superstars in line for a coveted post. -
Biglaw, Munger Tolles & Olson, Solicitor General's Office
A Deeper Dive Into Don Verrilli's Move To Munger Tolles & Olson
Why is Munger making this move, and what are the firm's future plans? -
Biglaw, Solicitor General's Office
Former Solicitor General Don Verrilli To Head Up D.C. Office For Surprising Biglaw Firm
An unexpected new venture for Don Verrilli. -
Money, Solicitor General's Office
Solicitor General Don Verrilli's Surprising Credit Card Debt
Why does a wealthy former Biglaw partner carry credit card debt at high interest rates? -
Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
Solicitor General Don Verrilli To Step Down -- Perhaps Before All SCOTUS Opinions Are Announced
Will he be returning to private practice? -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.18.16
* If Justice Scalia had lived to July, he may have undone all of the advances of the Obama administration, which probably explains why the Republicans are so hard up about Merrick Garland’s nomination. [Slate]
* Feeling inspired by HBO’s Confirmation? Get the skinny on what it’s like to try a discrimination case. [Forensis Group]
* The Office of the Solicitor General has had quite the heavy workload this term. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* The Supreme Court won’t hear the Authors Guild appeal to the Second Circuit ruling in favor of Google for its book scanning project. [Techdirt]
* Gay republican confronts Ted Cruz over religious-freedom inspired laws. Let’s just say Cruz didn’t come off as a defender of LGBTQ rights. [Huffington Post]
* An illuminating interview with Wendy Davis, on what’s next following her defeat in the Texas Gubernatorial race. [Jezebel]
* St. Mary’s law professor David Grenardo on why the NCAA system is unfair, and as a former college football player, he knows what he is talking about. [San Antonio Express-News]