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Solicitor General for England and Wales

One of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General

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Jan 17, 2026
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What did the Supreme Court say in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada (2004) and how have lower courts applied it?

The Supreme Court in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada held that a state “stop-and-identify” statute that requires a detainee to disclose his name during a lawful Terry stop does not v...

Jan 16, 2026
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What is the Supreme Court’s recent jurisprudence on the president’s Article II authority to deploy troops domestically?

The Supreme Court’s recent interventions have constrained the president’s Article II claim to deploy military forces domestically, signaling that such deployments are “exceptional,” subject to statuto...

Jan 13, 2026
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What were the key rulings and timeline in Jane Doe v. Trump through 2025?

“Jane Doe v. Trump” is not a single case but a label used in multiple distinct lawsuits against Donald J. Trump and his administration across years; the record through 2025 therefore contains several ...

Jan 17, 2026

What precedents exist for courts overturning or upholding state convictions of high‑profile federal officeholders?

Courts have a mixed but well‑charted record when state convictions of high‑profile federal officeholders are challenged: the U.S. Supreme Court can review state‑court interpretations of federal law (d...

Dec 5, 2025

How did lower federal appellate courts treat challenges to Obama's executive power during his presidency?

Lower federal appellate courts frequently checked President Obama’s unilateral actions, upholding injunctions or siding with challengers in major cases such as the Fifth Circuit’s stay of DAPA/DACA ex...

Nov 27, 2025

What is the legal framework for the president to deploy the National Guard?

The legal framework for presidential deployment of the National Guard centers on a mix of federal statutes (notably 10 U.S.C. § 12406 and related Title 32/Title 10 authorities), the Posse Comitatus Ac...

Oct 31, 2025

Which attorneys or firms led separation-of-powers litigation against the president in 2020 and 2021?

The record shows a small set of prominent private lawyers and state-side counsel led the most visible separation‑of‑powers fights in 2020–2021: and allied private firms for Seila Law in 2020, and stat...