[rwfromkansas]

An article I read said Bush also is considering a middle of the road brief, in which he supports AA in principle, but not when it discriminates with quotas. I doubt he would file a brief completely against AA. I am betting that it is this middle-of-the-road option vs. no involvement at the WH right now. I am thinking the middle-of-the-road brief will win out in the end.

[Congressman Billybob]

I think you are right in your estimate of the kind of brief that Bush will have Olsen file in the Supreme Court in the Michigan Affirmative Action case. The case is too important and has too high a profile for the Bush Administration to give it a pass, and file no brief whatsoever.

The government is not obligated to file a brief in the Supreme Court in every case. Very seldom does the Court actually issue a specific invitation to the government (Solicitor General's Office) to file a brief in a case. Of course, if the Court does request that, then the government is compelled to comply.

So all things considered, I expect Olsen to file, as you say, a "middle of the road brief that opposes quotas."

Congressman Billybob