The potential departure of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein from the Justice Department would mean that oversight and management of the sensitive Russia probe would fall to a longtime ...

Solicitor General Noel Francisco, who has been an aggressive advocate for President Trump and his administration at the Supreme Court, will step down at the end of the court’s term, the Justice ...

WASHINGTON — Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco, the Justice Department official responsible for defending the Trump administration before the Supreme Court, has told the department that he ...

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 ...

US Solicitor General Noel Francisco is expected to resign from his role as the government’s top lawyer before the Supreme Court in the coming days, according to two sources familiar with the move.

Dr. Noel Francisco, 95, of Backus, Minnesota, formerly of Superior, Wisconsin, passed away March 18, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society Elmwood House - Brainerd. Noel was born in Findlay, Illinois on ...

Noel Francisco, until this year a partner at the Jones Day law firm and a former Justice Department official under George W. Bush, was nominated by President Trump on Tuesday as solicitor general ...

Noel Francisco, Donald Trump's pick to serve as U.S. solicitor general, poses with Oswego High School Class of 2013 officers Leah Weiss and Matt DiFabio. Francisco delivered the 2013 commencement ...

Noel Francisco, the man who could take over the Russia probe if Rod Rosenstein resigns or is fired, serves as U.S. solicitor general. Hurricane-prone states The day in pictures Get the USA TODAY ...

The Senate confirmed Noel Francisco as U.S. solicitor general Tuesday, just ahead of a Supreme Court term that will see the Trump administration facing legal challenges on issues ranging from ...