Ted Olson, Former Solicitor General and Gibson Partner, Dies (1)

Former US Solicitor General and longtime Gibson Dunn partner Ted Olson, who went on to defend gay marriage rights, died Wednesday.

Olson, 84, served as the government’s top lawyer before the Supreme Court during the George W. Bush administration and argued 65 cases before the justices during his career. He argued for Bush in the case that cinched him the 2000 presidential election over Al Gore and successfully fought against a California ballot measure banning same-sex marriage.

“Ted was a titan of the legal profession and one of the most extraordinary and eloquent advocates of our time,” Gibson Dunn chair ...