I had a great deal of independence from the president and the White House during the entirety of my five years. And I'm not sure exactly what that is, but our friend, Walter Dellinger, has a theory about it, and… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
I do think it's true that a huge amount of the oversight that the White House engages in with respect to the Executive Branch… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
There was a huge movement that led up to [gay marriage legilization], and I played a small role in the great scheme of things.… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
I think what Lawrence did was provide an assurance that gay and lesbian couples could live openly in society as free people and start… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
The moot court process in our office when we get ready, we - everybody, including the SG, does two moot courts for each argument.… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
I did think Justice [Antony] Kennedy's opinion on Lawrence was critical to that because it really, what Lawrence in one sense was, of course,… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
The fact that you have a policy of such consequence directly affecting millions of people and you have a legal question of great consequence… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
The part that the public sees is the arguments up at the podium and the briefs that we file. But a significant part of… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
There was this point about, you know, the basic point there as well - this statute treats some parts of the country different from… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
What we once thought of as necessary and proper reasons for ostracizing and marginalizing gay people, we now understand do not justify that kind… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
Justice [Sonia]Sotomayor said, "Let's talk - you want to talk about the tax power."And I got like a 10-minute run on the tax power.… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
The cases involving the question of whether U.S. courts should be open to claims of international human rights violations brought by foreign persons against… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
There was only really one time that I had a substantive interaction with the president [Barak Obama] directly, and that was in 2013 when… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
If people can live openly and be equal, then you have to have a pretty strong reason to say they can't get married. — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
I think what happened is that everybody's impressions got formed in those first few minutes. And I felt like, by the latter part of… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
When we're not a party, we sometimes file as amicus, as friend of the court, 25, 30 times a term, sometimes more. And in… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
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![“I did think Justice [Antony] Kennedy's opinion on Lawrence was critical to that because it really, what Lawrence in one sense was, of course, about consensual sex being something that the government can't regulate. But really in a more fundamental sense, what it was saying, "Look. Gay people are…” quote by Donald Verrilli Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/52c/donald-verrilli-jr-17929_antony_i-did-think-justice-antony-kennedy-s-opi_278373.jpg)
![“Justice [Sonia]Sotomayor said, "Let's talk - you want to talk about the tax power."And I got like a 10-minute run on the tax power. And, boy, was I glad I did because I was able to get across this idea that, yes, this is a narrower ground on which you can affirm it. And I think everybody agrees. I…” quote by Donald Verrilli Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dc0/donald-verrilli-jr-17929_able_justice-sonia-sotomayor-said-let-s-talk_635926.jpg)
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