Former Solicitor General Theodore Olson, the conservative lawyer who argued the Bush 2000 recount case, has died at 84. Olson also served as private counsel to former President Ronald Reagan.

who is also remembered for teaming up with David Boies – his opponent in Bush v. Gore – to help overturn California’s Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages. "Ted was a titan of the legal profession and one of the most extraordinary and eloquent ...

A renowned Supreme Court litigator, he argued the Republican side in Bush v. Gore, but later championed gay rights and undocumented children. By Clay Risen Theodore B. Olson, a leading Supreme Court litigator who built a sturdy reputation as a conservative ...