Solicitor General and Lawyer at Odds in Kimbrough v. United States

By Lottie Watts

 

The Office of the Solicitor General held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss their role in four cases that are being petitioned for a writ of certiorari.

The Office of the Solicitor General is urging the Supreme Court to hear the case of Al-Marri v. Wright.  The office does not want certiorari to be granted in Kimbrough v. United States, Watson v. United States, or Boumediene v. Bush.

The Solicitor General’s office does not want certiorari to be granted in Kimbrough v. United States, a case that deals with the disparity between crack and powder cocaine in federal sentencing guidelines.

 Michael Schottenstein, acting representative for the petitioner in the case, feels strongly that the case should be heard.

 ”I think that this is actually the perfect case, because there are these mitigating circumstances,” said Schottenstein.  “This man served in the army, he had a good job, and he had never been convicted of a felony before.  He is not what we would call a career offender.”

Solicitor Generals Press Conference

–Zack Glick–

This morning the Solicitor General’s Office held a press conference. The Solicitor General and his staff discussed the cases that they will be responsible for during this docket these cases are as follows:

• Al-Marri v. Wright handled by the Solicitor General Chris Curran
• Kimburough v. US handled by Deputy Solicitor General Dan Kelly
• Waston V. US Anthony handled by Deputy Solicitor General Marini
• Boumediene v. Bush handled by Deputy Solicitor General Randy Marciniak

Deputy Solicitor General Will Root is handling the Amicus Curiae Briefs for the Solicitor General’s Office, the office has filed briefs in the cases of Planed Parenthood v. Rounds and Medellin v. Texas.

Writ of Certiorari filed in Derrick Kimbrough vs. United States

Michael Schottenstein petitioner in the case of Derrick Kimbrough vs. United States has filed a writ of Certiorari with the court.

The Full text of the petition can be found here.

Kimbrough v. United States

–Zack Glick–

Kimbrough v. United States is a case concerning the differences in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine. The representatives are as follows: representing the petitioner Derrick Kimbrough is Michael Schottenstein, and representing the respondent is the Solicitor General of the United States.