Law360 has Senate Confirms Trump Nominee For Solicitor General -- The Senate voted 52-45, along party lines, on Thursday to confirm Dean John Sauer, a former personal attorney of President Donald Trump, to be solicitor general of the United States.
Bloomberg Law has Trump Lawyer Dean John Sauer Confirmed as Solicitor General -- Sauer is a former federal prosecutor and Missouri solicitor general who successfully argued at the Supreme Court last year on behalf of Donald Trump in his bid for immunity from criminal prosecution related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. ... The former Antonin Scalia clerk raised eyebrows in two unusual Supreme Court filings on behalf of Trump before he retook office in January.
In other news of SoCal appellatey events:
- The Hon. Tani Cantil-Sakauye (Ret.) will keynote the 47th Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego Annual Dinner on May 6.
- On May 16, retired Justice Victoria Chaney will present "Strive Mightily: Act Civilly" at the 31st Annual Construction Defect Seminar at the Disneyland Resort Hotel.
And see: 346 Former Judges in Amicus: Executive Order Against Perkins Coie 'Undermines the Rule of Law' -- "Signed by both former federal and state court judges, including those from local supreme courts, the brief advocates for the freedom of attorneys to take on clients." The list includes many California judges, such as retired justices Aronson, Bedsworth, Dondero, Ikola, Earl Johnson, Lambden, Perluss, Rivera, Sonenshine, Miriam Vogel, and Willhite.
Law360 has:
Man To Plead Guilty To Justice Kavanaugh Murder Attempt -- Attorneys for Nicholas John Roske of Simi Valley, California, submitted a letter Wednesday indicating that Roske plans to plead guilty to one count of attempting to assassinate a Supreme Court justice, which is punishable by a sentence of up to life in prison.
'Zero Support In The Bar': Judiciary Downsizes Amicus Project -- Faced with wide-ranging opposition and potential constitutional challenges, federal judiciary advisers Wednesday sharply scaled back plans to strengthen scrutiny of amicus briefs, a retreat that won praise from disparate corners of the legal industry. The decision to abandon some draft amendments to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 29 — while also advancing modest changes to the rule, which governs amicus filings in circuit courts — was an unsurprising move after a fiery hearing in February and a public comment period that elicited hundreds of often-critical letters.
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