United States
Amicus Curiae
Theodore B. Olson, Solicitor GeneralThe United States filed an amicus brief in this case because the Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected its interpretation of FERPA, a Federal law that the Department of Education enforces. 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…
