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As Texas solicitor general, Cruz argued before the U.S. Supreme Court nine times, winning five cases and losing four. [50] He authored 70 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and presented 34 appellate oral arguments. [44] [48] [55] His nine appearances before the Supreme Court are the most by any practicing lawyer in Texas or current member of Congress. [56]
Medellín v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 (2008), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court that held even when a treaty constitutes an international commitment, it is not binding domestic law unless it has been implemented by an act of the U.S. Congress or contains language expressing that it is "self-executing" upon ratification. [1]
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, led a bicameral appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court requesting it to uphold American sovereignty in a $10 billion lawsuit brought by Mexico ...
After his Supreme Court clerkship, Ho returned to private practice at Gibson Dunn in its Dallas office from 2006 to 2008 and 2010 to 2017. [7] From 2008 to 2010, he was the Solicitor General of Texas in the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, [7] replacing Ted Cruz in that position. [15]
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, is reintroducing a constitutional amendment to cap the number of Supreme Court Justices at nine, amid calls to expand the court. Cruz, now joined by 15 ...
Former attorney general suggests Supreme Court would toss out any ethics laws, if challenged. 17:17, Alex Woodward. ... Ted Cruz suggests ethics probes into Clarence Thomas are racist.
Texas, a 2008 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court found that Texas has the legal right to ignore an order from the International Court of Justice directing the U.S. to review the convictions and sentences of dozens of Mexican nationals on death row. [29] Cruz has referred to Medellín as the most important case of his tenure as Texas solicitor ...
In an interview with Texas radio station WBAP on Friday Cruz said 'That is not a desire of my heart.'