solicitor general
noun
plural solicitors general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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On that basis, the solicitor general said that the children of undocumented people aren’t covered by the 14th Amendment.
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Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
On that basis, the solicitor general said that the children of undocumented people aren’t covered by the 14th Amendment.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
The president stayed for about 80 minutes, leaving after his solicitor general, John Sauer, wrapped his oral argument and an attorney for the ACLU, challenging the executive order, started hers.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Scott Stewart, Mississippi’s solicitor general, defended the post-Election Day ballot-counting law, saying Congress did not block the counting of late-arriving ballots with its uniform election date.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
On that basis, the solicitor general said that the children of undocumented people aren’t covered by the 14th Amendment.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
The president stayed for about 80 minutes, leaving after his solicitor general, John Sauer, wrapped his oral argument and an attorney for the ACLU, challenging the executive order, started hers.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Scott Stewart, Mississippi’s solicitor general, defended the post-Election Day ballot-counting law, saying Congress did not block the counting of late-arriving ballots with its uniform election date.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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