United States of America
Amicus Curiae
Theodore B. Olson, Solicitor GeneralThe United States is an amicus in this case because of its involvement in the preservation of the Lake Tahoe area and the applicability of the Fifth Amendment to Federal environmental regulations. 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…
