The end of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term the week of June 24 was a triumphant moment for Solicitor General Theodore Olson. He began his job last year under the cloud of a hard-fought 51-47 Senate confirmation vote, partisan payback for Olson’s role in helping install George W. Bush as president by winning Bush v. Gore as a private attorney.
A year later, Olson has won all eight cases he argued as the government’s lead appellate lawyer – including the key Ohio school voucher case decided on June 27 – and his office has won 84 percent of its cases at the Supreme Court. In the term just ended, the U.S. government participated in 65 of the 83 oral arguments before the court – a remarkable dominance of the docket.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
