Reading Room Document

Use of "Unanticipated Needs" Funds to Pay the Security-Related Hotel Expenses of a Supreme Court Nominee

Payment of expenses related to Judge Sotomayor's hotel stays in Washington, D.C. during the period between her nomination to the Supreme Court and the conclusion of her confirmation hearings falls within the President's discretion under 3 U.S.C. § 108. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/olc/file/2010-01-15-unanticipated-needs/download.

January 15, 2010