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Biden Pressured To Keep Lawyer Defending Big Oil Off Solicitor General Shortlist

Activists say David Frederick's work for Royal Dutch Shell should disqualify him from being the next administration's lead attorney for Supreme Court cases.
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Yet Another Attorney Shuts Down The Very Idea Of Becoming Trump's Top Supreme Court Lawyer

Miguel Estrada said he'd "never accept a job that requires Senate confirmation."
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Lawyer Who Helped Save Obamacare And Win Marriage Equality Is Stepping Down

Solicitor General Donald Verrilli has been at the forefront of many of the country's hottest legal disputes.
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If These Guys Don't Convince You Judge Garland Is 'Superbly Qualified,' No One Will

A bipartisan group of solicitors general lavished praise on President Obama's Supreme Court pick.
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Puerto Rico Is Up In Arms Because The Obama Administration Basically Just Called It A Colony

Commonwealth officials are not happy about a legal brief the U.S. filed in a little-noticed Supreme Court case.
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Feds Want Nebraska, Oklahoma To Quit Harshing Colorado's Mellow

The two states can't show a "direct injury" that requires the Supreme Court to get involved in the case, the U.S. solicitor general argued.
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