Dean John Sauer, the newly confirmed solicitor general who defended President Donald Trump in several of his criminal cases last year, is stepping into the nation’s top courtroom role just as the Justice Department braces for a series of high-stakes Supreme Court battles that could define the reach of executive power.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Sauer in a 52-45 vote, largely along party lines, cementing his position as the Trump administration’s lead advocate before the justices. A former Missouri solicitor general and clerk to the late Justice Antonin Scalia, Sauer is widely seen as a key legal architect of the administration’s approach to constitutional authority, and he now takes the reins amid a flood of Trump policies facing legal challenges.
Attorney John Sauer, left, presents
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