United States of America
Amicus Curiae
Barbara D. Underwood, Acting Solicitor GeneralThe United States filed a brief in this case because the scope of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act was in question. Barbara Underwood is Acting Solicitor General, pending the arrival of President George W. Bush’s choice for the position, Theodore B. Olson. She was named Deputy Solicitor General on March 11, 1998. Prior to that, she was a U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn, New York, and a professor at Yale Law School. She received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1969. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for…
