SG Francisco Turns Shifting U.S. Policy Into SCOTUS Wins

U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco navigated four major shifts made by the federal government in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court in his rookie year, and won each time.

More changes are probably on the way, both supporters and critics of Francisco told Bloomberg Law.

“What’s distinctive about Francisco” is that “he’s using the office as a platform for attacking the size and scope of the federal government,” David Noll, a professor at Rutgers Law School, Newark, N.J., told Bloomberg Law.

In addition to likely changes in position concerning social issues like abortion, the SG’s office will probably continue ...