United States of America, Amicus Curiae
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General
The United States is an Amicus in this case because of the constitutional and criminal law issues involved. Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., was nominated to be solicitor general by President Barack Obama on January 26, 2011, and was sworn in on June 9, 2011. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 29, 2015. Under Teague v. Lane (1989), a new rule announced by this Court generally does not apply retroactively to cases that have become final on direct review except in two circumstances. First, a new substantive…
