Obama’s Nominee for Solicitor General Has Fairly Extensive Indian Law Experience

Donald Verrilli, President Obama’s nominee for the SG position, has worked several Indian law matters before the Supreme Court while part of Jenner & Block (along with our friend Ian Gershengorn, also at the DOJ), mostly in terms of cert stage briefs and amicus briefs at the merit stage. However, Mr. Verrilli is known more for his work in other appellate cases, especially telecommunications and even some War on Terror cases.

Here are those Indian law briefs, listed by case:

Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki (cert denied)

Cayuga Cert Petition

Cayuga Reply Brief

City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation

USET Amicus Brief in Sherrill

Cherokee Nation v. Thompson

US Chamber of Commerce Amicus Brief in Support of Cherokee Nation

South Dakota v. Cummings (cert denied)

Cert opposition brief

Mr. Verrilli also worked on the cert stage briefs in Comstock Resources v. Kennard, which had some tribal involvement, but little actual Indian law, in opposition to the tribal/Indian interest.