Jonathan Mitchell, a well-known conservative advocate with experience at the Supreme Court, is arguing on behalf of the Texas gun shop owner challenging the bump stock ban.
If his name sounds familiar, it wouldn’t be a surprise. Mitchell this month represented Donald Trump at the Supreme Court in the case challenging the former president’s eligibly to appear on Colorado’s ballot.
Mitchell defended Trump against claims that his actions on January 6, 2021, left him ineligible to serve under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.”
Mitchell has been attracted to ideologically and politically charged cases, serving as solicitor general of Texas for five years and teaching at various law schools before establishing his own one-person firm in 2018.
He previously argued five cases at the high court, including in 2021 to support a Texas abortion ban that was a precursor to overturning Roe v. Wade.
Brian Fletcher, principal deputy solicitor general, will be arguing on behalf of the Trump administration. Fletcher has also already argued a major case this term dealing with how the Securities and Exchange Commission brings enforcement actions for securities fraud.
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