The Department of Justice could change its positions on critical high-profile Supreme Court cases now that President Donald Trump has returned to office.

In fact, the Trump administration has begun moving to stop several pending cases that have not yet been fully briefed, The Hill reported.

Trump’s defense attorney in several of the criminal cases against him, D. John Sauer, is set to become solicitor general once confirmed, placing him in a position to reverse the DOJ’s arguments in cases that concern hot-button issues such as medical procedures for transgender minors, ghost guns, the regulation of flavored e-cigarettes or vapes, and emissions regulations in Democrat-led states like California, the Washington Examiner reported late last month.

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