SCOTUS Legend, Mueller Team Member Dreeben Leaving DOJ Job (1)

Michael R. Dreeben, the federal government’s top criminal lawyer who argued a staggering 100-plus cases at the U.S. Supreme Court and also worked on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team, is leaving his post, according to the Justice Department.

Dreeben argued scores of significant criminal cases over his career with the Solicitor General’s Office. This included the high court’s blockbuster Fourth Amendment case last term, Carpenter v. United States.

“On behalf of the Office of the Solicitor General, I thank Michael for his many years of service to the Department. We wish him the best of luck in the next ...