
The Constitutional Role of the State Solicitor General
Live at the National Constitution Center
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The Importance of State Litigation in the Supreme Court
There's quite a lot more state litigation in the Supreme Court than I ever imagined there would be when I first took this job. In West Virginia, for instance, our local county prosecutors are the only ones who have authority for criminal cases to bring charges and to try cases. That is all county specific. But then once something goes on appeal, then all of those cases shift from the county prosecutors over to the AG's office. We haven't had any criminal cases yet since I have been here but there are some impending cert petitions that have taken us up to the Supreme Court.
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