John F Murphy

John F Murphy

May 17, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

High Court Leaning on Views of Solicitor General More Often in Patent Cases

The solicitor general has been called the “tenth justice,” in part because the nine actual U.S. Supreme Court justices often call on the Solicitor General's Office to offer its considered view on questions pending before the court.

By John F. Murphy and Michael H. McGinley

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