[freedumb2003]

Certainly not — the parties at issue argue the case.

Unless the Government IS one of the parties, that is — such as when implementation of a law or rule is involved.

When the government gets involved with a case it is called filing an “amicus curie” (sp?) or “friend of the court” briefing which lays out how the case might be viewed — these are NOT BINDING.

I know of no term for when such a briefing is not filed. I think for this administration it is “holderusdormir” since they seem to think they are litigants in EVERY case.

[Understand the stimulus]

they have a right to file an amicus brief in any case...under holder they act like they have NSA files on all judges

[clintonh8r]

I believe this is correct. Also I believe the Solicitor General, not the DoJ, argues the government’s case.

[NoLibZone]

Thank you For example in the case of Riley vs California. News articles state that the Obama administration lost. How was the WH involved? "Roberts and his colleagues soundly rejected arguments from the Obama administration that because police can search a few printed photographs found in someone’s wallet, officers were free to search thousands of images and the troves of other personal data contained on a typical smartphone."

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/scotus-cellphone-ruling-nsa-fight-108331.html#ixzz3NEc6N1SX