Greg Stohr

May 06, 2022 | Law.com

Supporters describe Justice Samuel Alito as a man whose core beliefs haven't changed much since he was tapped in 2005 by President George W. Bush to succeed the retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

By Greg Stohr

5 minute read

March 22, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Ketanji Brown Jackson, the 51-year-old federal appeals court judge, has some advantages: nine years on the bench, a Harvard pedigree, and a Democratic Senate majority with the power to confirm her on their own.

By Laura Litvan and Greg Stohr

6 minute read

December 08, 2021 | Daily Business Review

The U.S. Supreme Court's conservatives cast doubt on a Maine program that covers the cost of private education in parts of the state that don't have public schools but bars use of the funds at schools that promote religion.

By Greg Stohr

3 minute read

May 16, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that debt collectors can use bankruptcy proceedings to try to collect liabilities that are so old the statute of limitations has expired.

By Greg Stohr and Dawn McCarty

6 minute read

October 31, 2013 | Daily Report Online

U.S. lawmakers are headed for a new showdown over President Barack Obama's judicial nominations, as Senate Democratic leaders began a push to fill vacancies on a court that referees some of the nation's biggest business cases.

By James Rowley and Greg Stohr

7 minute read

September 27, 2012 | Daily Report Online

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the most ethnically diverse U.S. campuses. With whites, blacks, Hispanics and Asians weaving along sidewalks under the 307-foot UT Tower, a student can encounter classmates from three or four cultural backgrounds in a matter of seconds.

By Greg Stohr

8 minute read

July 01, 2011 | Daily Report Online

By Andrew Harris and Greg Stohr

6 minute read

September 27, 2010 | Daily Report Online

By Greg Stohr

5 minute read

July 29, 2013 | Daily Report Online

On a sultry July evening, Supervisor John Auberger began the Greece, N.Y., town board meeting in his usual way: He invited a Christian minister to seek God's blessing.

By Greg Stohr

8 minute read

June 27, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Even an off year for business at the U.S. Supreme Court is still a good year. The court Wednesday ruled in favor of Exxon Mobil Corp., cutting $2 billion from the punitive damages it owes for the 1989 Valdez oil spill in Alaska. The 5-3 decision, which leaves the oil company to pay $507.5 million, ended a 19-year legal fight.

By Greg Stohr

5 minute read