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Tony Mauro

Tony Mauro

September 06, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

SCOTUS Conflict Check | Billing Rates | Brinkmann Returns

A new rule at the U.S. Supreme Court is meant to ensure the justices are not surprised by a sudden conflict of interest that may pop up decades after they handled a related case.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

7 minute read

September 04, 2019 | National Law Journal

Feeling 'Very Good,' Ginsburg Draws Thousands in Arkansas Appearance

After undergoing radiation treatment in August, the justice has four more events scheduled before the next term starts in October.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

August 28, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Supreme Court Brief: Military Rape Petitions | A GVR Disagreement | All A-twitter Over Amicus Cover

Law's Steve Vladeck is taking on another military justice case, and the Cato Institute is lighting up Twitter with the cover of it's latest amicus brief.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

9 minute read

August 26, 2019 | National Law Journal

Covington's Beth Brinkmann on Returning to Argue at SCOTUS

Brinkmann made her 25th appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court this year after a 10-year hiatus.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

August 21, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

John Bursch's Next Major Argument | Cate Stetson's Advice to 1Ls | 'Corpus Linguistics' at SCOTUS | Justice Goodwin Liu's Clerk Project

John Bursch will make his next major argument — this time, standing against LGBT workplace protections. Plus: Hogan Lovells' Cate Stetson offers advice for lawyers-to-be, and check out the new "corpus linguistics" briefs in the big Second Amendment case. Thanks for reading!

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

10 minute read

August 15, 2019 | National Law Journal

A New Push to Solve the Mystery of Low Numbers of Minority Law Clerks

“We've been in consultation with a number of judicial colleagues,” says California Justice Goodwin Liu, with the aim of understanding “the sensitivity of this topic and trying to figure out the safest and most comfortable way to talk about a delicate subject.”

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

August 14, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Taking a Swing As a SCOTUS Clerk | Online Firearms Ads Challenged | Dreeben Joins Georgetown Faculty | Winston & Strawn's Arbitration Case

Some Supreme Court clerks are "big league" in another respect. Plus: a new petition challenges the Section 230 shield for an online firearms trading site, and Winston & Strawn confronts an ex-partner's "firm always win" claim in a closely watched arbitration case. Thanks for reading!

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

7 minute read

August 02, 2019 | National Law Journal

Michael Dreeben's Job Hunting, as SCOTUS Advocates Bid Farewell

Michael Dreeben, a former longtime deputy U.S. solicitor general, displayed a lighter side at a party in Washington on Thursday attended by leading Supreme Court advocates.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

July 31, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Where Roberts Shows Up in New Rehnquist Papers | Verrilli Backs Term Limits | Noel Francisco's Tribute to Dreeben

Welcome to Supreme Court Brief -- we've got the scoop on some new Rehnquist papers, released on the death of Justice John Paul Stevens. Plus: Catch up with Donald Verrilli on his recent lecture, and scroll down for a link to Noel Francisco's tribute to Michael Dreeben. Thanks for reading!

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

7 minute read

July 24, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Stevens's Papers | Gorsuch Has Some Advice | Clement v. Verrilli (Sans Kavanaugh) | Ex-Ball Player Snags Clerkship

Some insight on the papers of the late Justice John Paul Stevens. Plus: Did you see what Justice Gorsuch told a law student? And: a major new First Amendment case is developing at SCOTUS, with Justice Kavanaugh on the sidelines.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

11 minute read