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Senate approves Donald Verrilli as solicitor general

The Senate approved Donald Verrilli, a seasoned appellate lawyer, to be the federal government's top lawyer before the Supreme Court.

 

Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting

Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting

White House counsel Greg Craig, who's leaving in early January, has been the subject of repeated questions about his future since late summer. Centered on talk that Obama's promise to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison by January had gone awry under Craig's leadership, the questions were settled Friday when the White House announced Craig's departure.

 

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