Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
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Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. is an American lawyer who served as Solicitor General of the United States under President Barack Obama, arguing numerous landmark cases before the Supreme Court.
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| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | 1 |
| Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Juris Doctor ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| arguedBefore | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia Law School
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Hogan & Hartson
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Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| endTime | 2016 (as Solicitor General) ⓘ |
| familyName | Verrilli ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
appellate litigation
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civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald ⓘ |
| hasHonor | considered one of the leading Supreme Court advocates of his generation ⓘ |
| memberOf |
District of Columbia Bar
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Supreme Court Bar of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court Bar
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| name |
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
self-link
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surface form:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
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| notableCase |
Arizona v. United States
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King v. Burwell ⓘ NFIB v. Sebelius ⓘ
surface form:
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ Shelby County v. Holder ⓘ United States v. Texas (2016 immigration case) ⓘ United States v. Windsor ⓘ
surface form:
United States v. Windsor (as part of the administration’s legal strategy on DOMA)
Zubik v. Burwell ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Advocacy for same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges
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King v. Burwell ⓘ
surface form:
Defense of the Affordable Care Act in King v. Burwell
NFIB v. Sebelius ⓘ
surface form:
Defense of the Affordable Care Act in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
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| occupation |
Solicitor General of the United States
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lawyer ⓘ |
| officeContested | Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | Elena Kagan ⓘ |
| startTime | 2011 (as Solicitor General) ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Ian Gershengorn (acting)
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Noel Francisco ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Office of the Solicitor General
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surface form:
Office of the Solicitor General of the United States
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| workedOn |
cases involving immigration law
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cases involving same-sex marriage ⓘ cases involving the Affordable Care Act ⓘ cases involving voting rights ⓘ |
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