solicitor general
noun
plural solicitors general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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Jeffrey Wall, a former acting U.S. solicitor general, argued that Trump's historic prosecution violated the U.S. Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling, which was decided last July, about a month after the hush money verdict.
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Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
Wall, a former acting U.S. solicitor general, argued that Trump’s historic prosecution violated the U.S. Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling, which was decided last July, about a month after the hush money verdict.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Trump’s other former defense attorney, D. John Sauer, is the solicitor general fighting to uphold his executive agenda policies in federal court.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2025
Neal Katyal, who served as acting solicitor general during the Obama administration and is representing Harris, wrote in a filing with the Supreme Court that the president is simply being asked to follow binding precedent, just as his predecessors have done for 90 years.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
Wall, a former acting U.S. solicitor general, argued that Trump’s historic prosecution violated the U.S. Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling, which was decided last July, about a month after the hush money verdict.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Trump’s other former defense attorney, D. John Sauer, is the solicitor general fighting to uphold his executive agenda policies in federal court.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2025
Neal Katyal, who served as acting solicitor general during the Obama administration and is representing Harris, wrote in a filing with the Supreme Court that the president is simply being asked to follow binding precedent, just as his predecessors have done for 90 years.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 May 2025
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