Trial Lawyer. Partner at Olson Grimsley Kawanabe Hinchcliff & Murray LLC. Former Solicitor General of Colorado.
Denver, Colorado
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2d, I presented argument before the same court as well, in the next to last case I have the privilege of handling before I leave the AG's office. The variety of issues we get to engage with is a highlight of our team. #appellatetwitter coloradopolitics.com/courts/…
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drafted SCOTUS cert-stage, merits, and amicus briefs; and examined witnesses in important proceedings. Our fellows have found follow-on positions at DOJ Honors Program in Civil Rights; as federal law clerks; Special Counsel for Civil Rights and Assistant AGs in our office; /2
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supported SCOTUS cases; and worked on multistate cases about clean water, Title IX, or election integrity. Fellows have played key roles in pattern and practice investigation of police and fire agencies; supported SCOTUS original actions; /2
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written advocacy that all of us in #appellatetwitter can learn from); Unexampled Courage by Judge Richard Gergel unexampledcourage.com -- compelling narrative of how the aftermath of the tragic blinding of Sgt. Woodard led to Judge Waring changing his views on race and /2
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helping to create one of the 3 cases that became Brown v. Board. (thanks to @kateashaw1 for the suggestion); and Tyranny of Merit by Michael Sandel -- explaining the downsides of imperfect meritocracy, the harm that the language of merit creates for those facing /3
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@invcondemnation & @loren_seehase used the American Chopper meme in an amicus in Knick, showing property owners' challenges under the law at issue. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/1… (Their side won, but no mention of Paul or Paulie in the opinion by CJR) h/t @JoshuaJPrince 8/
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Common Cause used some graphs to support their argument in Rucho, though these were very technical and did not stand on their own very well. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/1… h/t @Peter85623 9/
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Third, I watched argument on Mon & Tue and got reserved seating because of my prior job. The Court turned 100s away on Mon (Cowpasture & Paul Clement’s 100th argument.) That severe limitation on access makes the Court much clubbier than it should be.
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