United States of America
Petitioner
Seth P. Waxman, Solicitor General The United States joined this case at the appellate level to defend the constitutionality of Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. Seth P. Waxman was nominated to be Solicitor General by President Clinton on September 17, 1997, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in November 1997. Named Assistant Solicitor General in October 1996, he had been Acting Solicitor General since September 1, 1997. He is a 1977 graduate of Yale Law School The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioner as submitted to the…
