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Tactical Peek

(1,267 posts) Wed Nov 13, 2024, 10:57 AM Nov 13

Ted Olson, Former Solicitor General and Gibson Dunn Partner, Dies

Source: Bloomberg

Former US Solicitor General and longtime Gibson Dunn partner Ted Olson, who went on to defend gay marriage rights, died Wednesday.

Olson served as the government’s Supreme Court lawyer during the George W. Bush administration and argued 65 cases before the court during his career. He fought for Bush in the case that cinched the 2000 presidential election for Bush over Al Gore and successfully fought to keep a California ballot measure banning same-sex marriage overturned.

Read more: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/ted-olson-former-solicitor-general-and-gibson-dunn-partner-dies

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Ted Olson, Former Solicitor General and Gibson Dunn Partner, Dies (Original Post) Tactical Peek Nov 13 OP

Wasn't his wife killed on 9-11? Archae Nov 13 #1

Yes PlanetBev Nov 13 #2

Yes, Barbara Olson, lawyer and media commentator Jarqui Nov 13 #4

Yes mgardener Nov 13 #5

Yes and i always suspected... Hieronymus Phact Nov 13 #8

An old foe, but he worked for voting rights with David Boise about a decade ago Dennis Donovan Nov 13 #3

Ditto. Maybe it is because she's long dead, but I don't recall her being as bad as counterparts Kellyanne Conway hlthe2b Nov 13 #7

Yeah...if remember right from her it was non-stop bashing. Bengus81 Nov 13 #12

Wow. He did a lot of damage but in later years argued successfully several pro-liberal/democracy cases. hlthe2b Nov 13 #6

Satan brings another Republican Nazi home! Tarzanrock Nov 13 #9

He helped fight for gay rights JI7 Nov 13 #10

R.I.P question everything Nov 13 #11

He married a Democrat after Barbara died. valleyrogue Nov 13 #13

Archae

(46,797 posts)

1. Wasn't his wife killed on 9-11?

Reply to Tactical Peek (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 10:59 AM

Nov 13

PlanetBev

(4,211 posts)

2. Yes

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:01 AM

Nov 13

She was on the first plane to hit the World Trade Center.

Jarqui

(10,487 posts)

4. Yes, Barbara Olson, lawyer and media commentator

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:06 AM

Nov 13

They have audio of her call from the jet before it hit the Pentagon

She delayed her trip a day so she could wake up with him on his birthday Sep 11, 2001

Sad loss

mgardener

(1,895 posts)

5. Yes

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:07 AM

Nov 13

Barbara Olson

Hieronymus Phact

(504 posts)

8. Yes and i always suspected...

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 12:23 PM

Nov 13

Ted Changed after that. He sort of left public life, stopped doing the talking head thing, didn't do high profile political work any more. He just seemed to fade away from the public.

I was always curious about that. Perhaps just grief over his wife, or perhaps he made some realizations about what and who he was working for.

Dennis Donovan

(25,503 posts)

3. An old foe, but he worked for voting rights with David Boise about a decade ago

Reply to Tactical Peek (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:04 AM

Nov 13

He had my sympathy when his wife died on American Flt 77. Tragic thing, even though I cursed her out a lot when she was on TV going against the Clintons.