Before he was a U.S. senator or a candidate for president, Ted Cruz argued before the U.S. Supreme Court nine times, putting the Texas Republican in an exclusive club.
“Most lawyers in America will never argue in front of the Supreme Court, much less do it nine times,” said Paul Collins, director of legal studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Cruz’s most well-known case, involving convicted murderer José Medellín, reached the Supreme Court twice. Cruz ultimately won, allowing the state to execute Medellín despite an order from an international court and the urging of President George W. Bush to hold off so Medellín could receive a new hearing.
Medellin and his gang had murdered and raped two high school girls.
For a full listing of Cruz's arguments and cases click on the link. This man, folks, is not an Establishment Republican. http://www.texastribune.org/2016/01/24/ted-cruz-supreme-court-cases/
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