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6 May 2010, 7:02 am by Erin Miller
  Bravin reports, again in the Journal, that she identified the “honest services” trio of cases as likely having the broadest practical impact for the Justice Department this Term: “In the rest of the Justice Department [outside the Solicitor General's Office], this is a three-case term. [read post]
27 Apr 2010, 4:15 pm by Anna Christensen
” Arguing on behalf of the United States in support of the petitioner, Assistant to the Solicitor General Pratik Shah faced questions from Justice Scalia, who asked about the potential tension between the government’s position in this case and the case’s implications for other fee-shifting statutes that similarly lack an “prevailing party” standard. [read post]
26 Apr 2010, 1:30 pm by Tom Goldstein
In 1993, Garland was appointed as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. [read post]
16 Apr 2010, 8:28 am by Erin Miller
Cases in which the United States recently filed an amicus brief in response to the Court’s call for the views of the Solicitor General: Title: Costco v. [read post]
14 Apr 2010, 8:45 pm by Eugene Volokh
He’s also a very experienced appellate lawyer, at the highest levels; besides being an appellate lawyer at Wilmer Hale — a top D.C. law firm — he worked for several years at the Solicitor General’s office, and has argued 18 cases before the Supreme Court. [read post]
14 Apr 2010, 1:45 pm by David Lat
Department of Justice] Nicholson ’09 Named Solicitor General’s Office Bristow Fellow [Virginia Law] Shamblin Chosen for Bristow Fellowship [LSU Law] [read post]
13 Apr 2010, 11:16 am
Those considered "moderately liberal" are Elena Kagan, former dean of Harvard Law School and now Solicitor General of the United States; Janet Napolitano, former governor and attorney general of Arizona and now secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Judge Merrick Garland, who sits on the federal appellate court in Washington D.C. and is former federal prosecutor.Those three probably would have little trouble being… [read post]
12 Apr 2010, 9:50 am
Speculation in Washington immediately settled on Solicitor General Elena Kagan and federal appeals judges Diane Wood and Merrick Garland as the most likely possible successors, though other names ranging from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to Minnesota Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar have also been mentioned. [read post]
31 Mar 2010, 5:30 am by Jeff Gamso
United States, involves application of the federal Sentencing Guidelines to a person being resentenced. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 5:57 am by Adam Chandler
United States, released earlier this month. [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 3:01 pm by Ethan Leib
The Solicitor General’s brief invokes “common law principles of immunity articulated by the Executive Branch [and] informed by customary international law. [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 12:49 pm by Ashby Jones
” Last month, according to the Post, Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich sent a letter to Grassley in which he said that none of the nine Justice attorneys are involved in individual prosecution decisions about terrorism suspects, and each of them “understands that their client is the United States. [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 9:02 am by Chimene Keitner
The Solicitor General’s brief invokes “common law principles of immunity articulated by the Executive Branch [and] informed by customary international law. [read post]
4 Mar 2010, 8:13 am by Erin Miller
Opinion below (Supreme Court of Kentucky) Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition Petitioner’s reply Case in which the Solicitor General has recently filed a brief for the United States, as directed by the Court: Title: American Home Products Corporation v. [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 7:18 pm by Lyle Denniston
Millett of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington, sharing 10 minutes of time with the U.S. government, represented by Deputy Solicitor General Edwin S. [read post]
26 Feb 2010, 2:32 pm by Lyle Denniston
Representing the United States will be Deputy Solicitor General Michael R. [read post]