Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Counsel list set for argument

As Tony Mauro reports here, the list of lawyers who will be arguing each of the questions presented has now been set. Importantly, the Solicitor General himself, Donald Verrilli, will argue three of the four issues on behalf of the Government. Paul Clement will argue three of the four questions (though not the exact same three) for the state challengers. Here is the counsel list, issue by issue:

March 26 (Anti-Injunction Act issue):

* Court-appointed amicus Robert A. Long, Jr. (in support of vacatur)

* For the United States: Solicitor General Donald Verrilli

* For the challengers: Greg Kastas (Jones Day)

March 27 (minimum coverage provision issue):

* For the United States: Solicitor General Donald Verrilli

* For the state challengers: Paul Clement

* For the private challengers: Michael Carvin

March 28 (Medicaid expansion issue):

* For the United States: Solicitor General Donald Verrilli

* For the state challengers: Paul Clement

March 28 (severability issue):

* For the United States: Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler

* For the challengers: Paul Clement

* Court-appointed amicus H. Bartow Farr, III (in support of the Eleventh Circuit's decision)