Walter Dellinger, influential scholar and lawyer, dies at 80
Source: Associated Press
By JONATHAN DREW and MARK SHERMAN 39 minutes ago
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Walter E. Dellinger, a noted constitutional scholar who argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department and was a professor at Duke Law School, died Wednesday. He was 80.
Dellinger died Wednesday morning in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, his son Hampton Dellinger said.
During the administration of former President Bill Clinton, Dellinger headed up the influential Office of Legal Counsel that advises the attorney general on often sensitive legal and policy issues and served as the acting Solicitor General, the administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer.
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R.I.P. Mr Dellinger. 
