I admit I don't know a lot about the legal profession.
But he didn't have to take that case. I'm sure many republican judicial hopefuls in that situation wouldn't have taken that case. I know very little about law firms. Did the state of Hawaii ask for him specifically to represent him in that case or did they ask the law firm. Why when there were other law partners in his firm did he have to take the case.
I couldn't see Ted Olsen taking a case like that.
Well .. what Ted Olsen would do and what Roberts would do is not relevant to their careers.
Ted Olsen was Solicitor General - which meant that he argued cases for the Govt. - that would require Ted to argue the case in which ever way the Govt wanted to proceed .. it would not have anything to do with how Ted personally felt about any issue.
It's one of the oddities of the law. A lawyer is hired to argue for the person who hires him. A Lawyer does not have a personal opinion - he just argues the case according to the law.
Yes, some lawyers never take certain cases .. but when you're a new lawyer, or you work for a big lawfirm, you argue the cases you are given - and you don't have much choice about it.
So .. if you don't know anything about the law then please stick to subjects that you do know and don't come on these threads trying to smear somebody with your ignorance.
That (being a partisan) and age are why Olsen wasnt considerd for a position on the Court.