solicitor general
noun
plural solicitors general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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Yet Trump’s solicitor general, John Sauer, pressed it on the justices, who held a special oral argument to consider it.
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 21 May 2025
During arguments before the Supreme Court, several of the justices expressed concerns about the use of nationwide injunctions, but John Sauer, President Donald Trump’s solicitor general, faced pushback this week about whether limiting injunctions was appropriate in this case.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Barrett, who at one point defended Kagan’s line of questioning, grilled the Trump administration’s solicitor general on following judicial precedent.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
Indeed, nationwide injunctions so frustrated the Biden administration that, on her way out the door, Biden’s solicitor general, Elizabeth Prelogar, filed a brief asking the justices to limit these broad orders.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 May 2025
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 21 May 2025
During arguments before the Supreme Court, several of the justices expressed concerns about the use of nationwide injunctions, but John Sauer, President Donald Trump’s solicitor general, faced pushback this week about whether limiting injunctions was appropriate in this case.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Barrett, who at one point defended Kagan’s line of questioning, grilled the Trump administration’s solicitor general on following judicial precedent.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
Indeed, nationwide injunctions so frustrated the Biden administration that, on her way out the door, Biden’s solicitor general, Elizabeth Prelogar, filed a brief asking the justices to limit these broad orders.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 May 2025
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“Solicitor general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solicitor%20general. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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