Will Bode

Yeah, I don't know. I do think it'll be interesting, I think, to see the new Trump S.G. 's office, the last Trump administration S.G. 's office. Noel Francisco and Jeff Wall was, I think, you know, very professional, although definitely took some positions that previous S.G. 's offices would not have taken. And another thing that will happen is possible, you know.

Yeah, I don't know. I do think it'll be interesting, I think, to see the new Trump S.G. 's office, the last Trump administration S.G. 's office. Noel Francisco and Jeff Wall was, I think, you know, very professional, although definitely took some positions that previous S.G. 's offices would not have taken. And another thing that will happen is possible, you know.

regime change, switching of positions about various things. One of the hottest button arguments the court's heard so far, this Scrimetti case about gender-affirming care, is one on which the surreptition is by the United States. And so I guess if a new SG's office suddenly says, we no longer stand behind the arguments in the surreptition, that'll

regime change, switching of positions about various things. One of the hottest button arguments the court's heard so far, this Scrimetti case about gender-affirming care, is one on which the surreptition is by the United States. And so I guess if a new SG's office suddenly says, we no longer stand behind the arguments in the surreptition, that'll

Positions in administration?

Positions in administration?

Yeah, right. No, they haven't been calling to see if I want to be head of OLC. Would you do it? Head of OLC? Yeah. I guess I would have to meet the AG. Okay. because the head of LLC reports to the Attorney General, and you want to know if you have a job like that. whether you trust the Attorney General or not, and how that's going to look.

Yeah, right. No, they haven't been calling to see if I want to be head of OLC. Would you do it? Head of OLC? Yeah. I guess I would have to meet the AG. Okay. because the head of LLC reports to the Attorney General, and you want to know if you have a job like that. whether you trust the Attorney General or not, and how that's going to look.

I would have to think through carefully the de facto officer doctrine, because I would be accepting a commission from somebody who's not eligible to be president, and that would arguably be invalid, unless you believe that the de facto officer doctrine would render the commission de facto valid, notwithstanding Trump's constitutional ineligibility.

I would have to think through carefully the de facto officer doctrine, because I would be accepting a commission from somebody who's not eligible to be president, and that would arguably be invalid, unless you believe that the de facto officer doctrine would render the commission de facto valid, notwithstanding Trump's constitutional ineligibility.

That should be a complicated intellectual hoop to jump through.

That should be a complicated intellectual hoop to jump through.

That's not what the Supreme Court said, and they were wrong. And I would have to stop doing my job for a while and move to D.C. That seems like a pain. So hard to see it.

That's not what the Supreme Court said, and they were wrong. And I would have to stop doing my job for a while and move to D.C. That seems like a pain. So hard to see it.

Yeah, that's true. The Federalist Society is principled and committed to the rule of law. Or perceived that way by. Yeah. I think you get invited to a lot more FedSoc events than I get invited to ACS events.

Yeah, that's true. The Federalist Society is principled and committed to the rule of law. Or perceived that way by. Yeah. I think you get invited to a lot more FedSoc events than I get invited to ACS events.

Yeah, I'm not jealous. I'm just, you know, relations seem to work differently. Yeah.

Yeah, I'm not jealous. I'm just, you know, relations seem to work differently. Yeah.

I'm not sure it's even necessary. So first of all, on day one, what is the SG going to do? So one option is they could just send a letter saying, you should know, we now want to lose. But if they do that and don't withdraw the petition, that doesn't necessarily mean the court loses jurisdiction. Right. Under U.S.

I'm not sure it's even necessary. So first of all, on day one, what is the SG going to do? So one option is they could just send a letter saying, you should know, we now want to lose. But if they do that and don't withdraw the petition, that doesn't necessarily mean the court loses jurisdiction. Right. Under U.S.