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In reply to the discussion: I Can No Longer Support This Administration . . [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)The Justice Department DID brief & argue the case in the USSC
Not only did the Justice Department file an amicus brief, but it petitioned for and was granted special permission to participate in oral argument.
Mar 10 2014 Brief amicus curiae of United States supporting affirmance in part and reversal in part filed.
Apr 8 2014 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for allocation of argument time filed.
Apr 18 2014 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for allocation of argument time GRANTED.
Apr 28 2014 Argued. For petitioner: Tejinder Singh, Washington, D. C.; and Ian H. Gershengorn, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent Burrow: Luther J. Strange, III, Attorney General, Montgomery, Ala. For respondent Franks: Mark T. Waggoner, Birmingham, Ala.
http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/lane-v-franks/
Pray, kind sir or madam, do enlighten us all as to where you got your totally false information. Surely you must have a source and would not have made that claim up out of whole cloth! We all await your embarassed apology with baited breath.