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Olson Wins! Olson Wins! Former SG Picked to Argue Indian Land Case

By Dan Slater

Like a parent telling two children to go work things out for themselves, the justices declined to resolve the The Great High Court Showdown of 2008 — Olson v. Larisa.

The Court’s refusal to resolve the spat left Rhode Island, its governor and the town council of Charlestown to choose who — Supreme Court novice Joseph Larisa, or veteran Ted Olson — will appear before the justices on Monday to argue Carcieri v. Kempthorne, an Indian land case.

Their decision? Olson, according to a report on Scotus blog. Larisa, who’s never argued before the High Court, will be left to watch as Olson takes the reins on a case that Larisa has reportedly spent the better part of a decade working on.

Full post as published by Law Blog - WSJ.com on October 31, 2008 (boomark / email).