United States of America, Amicus Curiae
Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General
The United States is an amicus in this case because it involves a constitutional challenge to a Federal statute. 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 September 19, 2017. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 23, 2017. Congress may not commandeer the States by requiring them to enact, maintain, or enforce specific federally prescribed regulations. It may prohibit States from adopting laws that conflict with Federal policy. And…
