Katyal Now Acting Solicitor General

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Neal K. Katyal, Acting US Solicitor General
Former Clerk for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
On Obama's short list for Solicitor General
40 Years Old.


Solicitor General and Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan notified the court on Monday that Neal K. Katyal will now serve as Acting Solicitor General.

In a filing, Kagan wrote that Katyal should be listed as Acting Solicitor General “in all filings after the date of my nomination involving the United States Government.” The move would protect Kagan from future conflicts if her nomination is confirmed by the Senate.

Katyal, 40, has served as Principle Deputy Solicitor General. He was a professor at Georgetown University and represented Guantanamo Bay detainees in the case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. Katyal argued that military commissions set up by the George W. Bush administration violated the four Geneva Conventions.

Since joining the Justice Department last year, Katyal successfully defended the Voting Rights Act in Northwest Austin v. Holder.

http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/05/17/katyal-now-acting-solicitor-general/

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1. CNN has him as a leading contender with one other who I am skeptical of

Government sources tell CNN two of the leading contenders for solicitor general are White House lawyer Donald Verrilli and Kagan's deputy, Neal Katyal.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/12/2-justice-department-officials-in-line-to-replace-kagan/?fbid=IJzWqYs5oAl


Pray it isn't Verrilli, who defends Viacom and RIAA.

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2. Verilli is the corporatist?

then he's the likely choice the way things go these days.
Hope I am surprised but being naive.
All liberal websites should write petitions for Verilli then the WH will chose Katyal!

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3. I thought the same thing but Obama puts up liberals every once in a while

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4. Maybe he will get a seat on the DC circuit in a year or so, even if he doesn't get SG

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5. SG web-site doesn't indicate this any where...