Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates September 2020 No. 6 Vol. 23
United States of America, Amicus Curiae

Native American Rights

Oklahoma and the Legal Legacy of the Trail of Tears

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United States of America, Amicus Curiae

Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General

The United States is an amicus in this case because it involves issues of federal jurisdiction, congressional statutes and Indian treaties. Noel J. Francisco was nominated to be solicitor general by President Donald Trump on March 7, 2017, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Sept. 19, 2017. In June 2020, he announced his resignation, effective July 3, 2020. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 20, 2020. …

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