U.S. House of Representatives, Amicus Curiae
Douglas N. Letter, Counsel of Record
The U.S. House of Representatives is a party to this case because of the legislative and constitutional questions involved in the case. Douglas N. Letter was appointed general counsel to the House of Representatives by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in January 2019. Prior to that he spent 40 years in the Department of Justice. The following is excerpted from the Brief for Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on April 1, 2019. The United States House of Representatives depends upon an accurate census count for the apportionment of its membership among the States, for the drawing of congressional districts,…