The Constitutional Role of the State Solicitor General

The National Constitution Center and the National Association of Attorneys General host a bipartisan conversation with Dan Schweitzer, director and chief counsel of the National Association of Attorneys General Center for Supreme Court Advocacy; Lindsay See, solicitor general of West Virginia; and Barbara Underwood, solicitor general of New York, exploring the history of the office of the solicitor general, the role of state solicitors in litigating cases before the Supreme Court, and some of the landmark cases they have litigated. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.   This program is presented in partnership with the Center for Excellence in Governance at the National Association of Attorneys General. Additional Resources Lydia Wheeler,State Solicitors General to Have Big Week at US Supreme Court, Bloomberg Law New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen (2022) New York v. New Jersey West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (2022) National Constitution Center, "Domestic Violence Laws and Gun Rights," We the People podcast Trump v. New York (2020) Department of Commerice v. New York (2019) Dawson v. Steager (2018)   Stay Connected and Learn More Continue the conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. Please subscribe to Live at the National Constitution Center and our companion podcast We the People on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.