Theodore Olson, the previous conservative lawyer who argued the 2000 Florida vote-recount case on behalf of President George W. Bush, has died on the age of 84, his agency introduced Wednesday.
There was no speedy explanation for dying given for the previous solicitor normal, who can also be remembered for teaming up with David Boies – his opponent in Bush v. Gore – to assist overturn California’s Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages.
“Ted was a titan of the authorized career and one of the crucial extraordinary and eloquent advocates of our time,” Barbara Becker, chair and managing associate of Gibson Dunn, mentioned in a press release. “He was inventive, principled, and fearless — a trailblazing advocate who cared about all individuals. We mourn his loss profoundly and ship our condolences to his spouse Girl, a cherished member of our agency household, and to all of Ted’s family members.”
The agency mentioned Olson, over his profession, “argued 65 circumstances within the Supreme Courtroom, together with the 2 Bush v. Gore circumstances arising out of the 2000 presidential election; Residents United v. Federal Election Fee; Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case upholding the overturning of California’s Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages; and U.S. Dept. of Homeland Safety v. Regents of the College of California, efficiently difficult the Trump Administration’s rescission of the Deferred Motion for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.”
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Former U.S. Solicitor Normal Theodore Olson testifies on the fourth day of Senate Judiciary Committee affirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Courtroom nominee Decide Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 7, 2018. (Reuters/Chris Wattie)
“Ted’s Supreme Courtroom arguments included circumstances involving separation of powers; federalism; voting rights; the First Modification; the Equal Safety and Due Course of Clauses; patents and copyrights; antitrust; taxation; property rights; punitive damages; the Commerce Clause; immigration; legal regulation; securities; telecommunications; the web; and different federal constitutional and statutory questions,” the agency additionally mentioned.
Olson served because the Justice Division’s assistant legal professional normal answerable for the Workplace of Authorized Counsel between 1981 and 1984. He later was solicitor normal of the U.S. between 2001 and 2004, throughout Bush’s first administration, in accordance with Gibson Dunn.
Along with these federal roles, Olson acted as personal counsel to Bush and former President Ronald Reagan.
Since 2009, Olson served on the Board of Trustees for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Basis and Institute.
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Former President George W. Bush, former first girl Laura Bush and Theodore Olson, second from the left, who misplaced his spouse in the course of the 9/11 terror assaults on the Pentagon, take part in a second of silence on Sept. 11, 2004 on the South Garden of the White Home. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
“His knowledge, candor, and willingness to assist – regardless of how busy he was – made him a useful member of the Basis and Institute’s Board of Trustees,” Fred Ryan, the chairman of the board, mentioned in a press release obtained Wednesday by Fox Information Digital.
“Ted Olson wasn’t simply President Reagan’s legal professional – he was his buddy and confidant, and that friendship and bond solely grew stronger after Ronald Reagan left workplace,” Ryan additionally mentioned. “The President usually credited him for protecting his spirits up when occasions have been robust and President and Mrs. Reagan tried to return the favor when Mr. Olson misplaced his [former] spouse, Barbara, who was onboard the hijacked airplane that crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.”
Gibson Dunn added that Olson “was twice awarded the U.S. Division of Justice’s Edmund J. Randolph Award, its highest award for public service and management, and likewise obtained the Division of Protection’s Distinguished Service Award, its highest civilian award, for his advocacy within the courts of america, together with the Supreme Courtroom.”
Former President Ronald Reagan, left, and Ted Olson. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Basis and Institute described Olson as an “invaluable member of the Basis and Institute’s Board of Trustees.” (Ronald Reagan Presidential Basis and Institute)
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Gibson died at a hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, in accordance with The Washington Put up.