United States of America
Amicus Curiae
Theodore B. Olson, Solicitor GeneralThe United States of America is an amicus in this case because of the constitutional principles at issue. Theodore B. Olson was nominated Solicitor General by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2001, and was confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 2001. 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 excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S….