Trump’s Top SCOTUS Lawyers Post Winning Term, But Barely

The federal government’s top lawyers at the U.S. Supreme Court posted a better record than last term in cases in which it was a party—but it still barely passed the 50-50 mark.

It’s part of a decades-long slide, which may be explained by the emergence of a group of Supreme Court specialists to counter the government’s legal team.

Last term, the office of President Donald Trump’s Solicitor General Noel Francisco lost 12 cases and won just 11 such cases. This term the SG’s office had 12 victories and 10 defeats.

That’s in stark contrast to its 22 and 6 record ...