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May 20, 2013

Originalism, Recess Appointments, and The SG’s Noel Canning Cert Petition

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by Mike Rappaport / 0 Comments

Filed Under: Noel Canning, Originalism, Recess Appointments, solicitor general

As many readers know, the Solicitor General’s Office has sought cert in the Noel Canning Recess Appointments case. Solicitor General briefs are supposed to be the best of the best, but in reviewing the brief I have found a problem: …

Jan 11, 2013

The Views of the SG Aren’t Worth a Dang

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by Michael S. Greve / 0 Comments

Filed Under: cert petition, CVSG case, solicitor general, Supreme Court

Some time ago, I commented on the Supreme Court’s increasing doubts about the Solicitor General’s good faith and candor. More in this vein comes from a party brief in a pending certiorari petition. The Court CVSG’s the case (i.e., …