Institution: | 1. Seth Waxman is the Solicitor General of the United States. He delivered this paper at the Society's Annual Meeting in June.;2. This article is the printed version of a lecture delivered at the Supreme Court Historical Society's Annual Meeting on June 1, 1998. The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of David B. Salmons, a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General during October Term 1997, and David C. Frederick, an Assistant to the Solicitor General. |