United States of America
Amicus Curiae
Theodore B. Olson, Solicitor GeneralThe United States is an amicus in this case because of its interest in all methods to control the spread of drugs in the Nation’s schools, including drug testing. Theodore B. Olson was nominated to be Solicitor General by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2001, and confirmed by the Senate on May 24. Prior to that, he was a partner in the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he worked for 16 years. He received his law degree in 1965 from the University of California at Berkeley. The following is excerpted from the…