Noel Francisco spent three years as solicitor general of the United States during a time of non-stop legal tumult, mostly over immigration policy.
WASHINGTON – Some of the nation's smartest and savviest lawyers have represented the federal government at the Supreme Court over the past 150 years. But Noel Francisco has had perhaps the most unique head client: Donald Trump.
"In overseeing federal litigation, Solicitor General Francisco made strategic use of emergency motions to defend important federal programs against improper nationwide injunctions," the Justice Department announcement of his departure said. "As a result of these successes, some lower courts have begun to curb the erroneous use of nationwide injunctions."
More: President Trump bets big on Supreme Court to uphold controversial policies after lower court losses Francisco was the point man at the high court for Trump's agenda, arguing 17 cases personally, including most of the major ones. Those included the travel ban, which he ultimately won; the effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, which he lost; and the effort to end the DACA program for young, undocumented immigrants, which remains pending.
Francisco represented the administration in several cases affecting the LGBTQ community. He argued that religious objectors should not have to provide goods and services to gay weddings, that the armed forces should be able to refuse transgender troops, and most recently that a federal employment discrimination law does not protect the LGBTQ community. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it does in a landmark decision.
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