Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.

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American lawyer human lawyer

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. is an American lawyer who served as Solicitor General of the United States under President Barack Obama, arguing numerous landmark cases before the Supreme Court.

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Label	Occurrences
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.	1
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3830506 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
Context triple: [Windsor v. United States (in part), counselForUnitedStates, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.]

A. Jeffrey A. Rosen
Jeffrey A. Rosen is an American lawyer and government official who has served in senior roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation and later as Deputy Attorney General of the United States.
B. David J. Barron
David J. Barron is an American jurist and former Harvard Law School professor who serves as the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
C. Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten was an American film producer best known for his work at MGM during Hollywood’s classic studio era, overseeing numerous popular comedies and dramas.
D. Michael Mukasey
Michael Mukasey is an American lawyer and former federal judge who served as the 81st United States Attorney General under President George W. Bush.
E. Jack Goldsmith
Jack Goldsmith is an American legal scholar and Harvard Law School professor known for his work on national security law, cyber law, and the limits of executive power.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
Target entity description: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. is an American lawyer who served as Solicitor General of the United States under President Barack Obama, arguing numerous landmark cases before the Supreme Court.

A. Jeffrey A. Rosen
Jeffrey A. Rosen is an American lawyer and government official who has served in senior roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation and later as Deputy Attorney General of the United States.
B. David J. Barron
David J. Barron is an American jurist and former Harvard Law School professor who serves as the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
C. Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten was an American film producer best known for his work at MGM during Hollywood’s classic studio era, overseeing numerous popular comedies and dramas.
D. Michael Mukasey
Michael Mukasey is an American lawyer and former federal judge who served as the 81st United States Attorney General under President George W. Bush.
E. Jack Goldsmith
Jack Goldsmith is an American legal scholar and Harvard Law School professor known for his work on national security law, cyber law, and the limits of executive power.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American lawyer ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts ⓘ Juris Doctor ⓘ
appointedBy	Barack Obama ⓘ
arguedBefore	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	Columbia Law School ⓘ Yale University ⓘ
employer	Hogan & Hartson ⓘ Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ
endTime	2016 (as Solicitor General) ⓘ
familyName	Verrilli ⓘ
fieldOfWork	appellate litigation ⓘ civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ
givenName	Donald ⓘ
hasHonor	considered one of the leading Supreme Court advocates of his generation ⓘ
memberOf	District of Columbia Bar ⓘ Supreme Court Bar ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court Bar of the United States
name	Donald B. Verrilli Jr. ⓘ linked to: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
notableCase	Arizona v. United States ⓘ King v. Burwell ⓘ National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius ⓘ linked to: NFIB v. Sebelius Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ Shelby County v. Holder ⓘ United States v. Texas (2016 immigration case) ⓘ United States v. Windsor (as part of the administration’s legal strategy on DOMA) ⓘ linked to: United States v. Windsor Zubik v. Burwell ⓘ
notableWork	Advocacy for same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ Defense of the Affordable Care Act in King v. Burwell ⓘ linked to: King v. Burwell Defense of the Affordable Care Act in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius ⓘ linked to: NFIB v. Sebelius
occupation	Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ lawyer ⓘ
officeContested	Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ
positionHeld	Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ
precededBy	Elena Kagan ⓘ
startTime	2011 (as Solicitor General) ⓘ
succeededBy	Ian Gershengorn (acting) ⓘ Noel Francisco ⓘ
workedAt	Office of the Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ linked to: Office of the Solicitor General
workedOn	cases involving immigration law ⓘ cases involving same-sex marriage ⓘ cases involving the Affordable Care Act ⓘ cases involving voting rights ⓘ

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Windsor v. United States (in part) → counselForUnitedStates → Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. ⓘ

Donald B. Verrilli Jr. → name → Donald B. Verrilli Jr. ⓘ

subject linked to: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.

linked to: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.

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