Former Solicitor General Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who argued Bush 2000 recount case, dead at 84

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : "The firm said Olson, over his career, "argued 65 cases in the Supreme Court, including the two Bush v. Gore cases arising out of the 2000 presidential election; Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission; Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case upholding the overturning of California's Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages; and U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California, successfully challenging the Trump Administration's rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
28% : There was no immediate cause of death given for the former solicitor general, 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.

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