Olson, Apple's Lead Lawyer in FBI iPhone Fight, To Meet With Senate Task Force

Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, plans a closed special session Wednesday with Gibson Dunn attorney Ted Olson, who led Apple's legal team in the fight with DOJ and the FBI over getting Apple's assistance in gaining access to the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, mass shooters. Olson, U.S. solicitor general under President George W. Bush, will discuss constitutional and statutory issues of the San Bernardino case, implications and considerations for policymakers. All members of the Senate are invited to the briefing, which will be closed to the media and public, a notice said.