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Tony Mauro

Tony Mauro

February 27, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Chief Justice Roberts Joins Liberal Wing in Snubbing Alabama Court in Death Case

Wednesday's decision was the latest in several recent instances in which Roberts has sided with the liberal justices.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

February 27, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Middle Road to Constitutional 'Peace Cross'? | What Comes After 'First Mondays'? | DOJ's 'Auer' Brief & More

Walter Dellinger and Marty Lederman offer the justices a middle way to resolve church-state questions anchored in a memorial cross on public land in Maryland. Plus: the popular podcast First Mondays pulls the plug. Thanks for reading Supreme Court Brief!

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

7 minute read

February 26, 2019 | National Law Journal

Don't Overturn Key Regulatory Rulings, US Solicitor Tells Supreme Court

U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco takes a middle ground in the major regulatory case "Kisor v. Wilkie," set for argument in March.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

February 26, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Kavanaugh's Big Tobacco Recusals | A Narrow Ruling in Public Forum Case? | Justices End Posthumous Appeals Voting

What's behind Justice Brett Kavanaugh's recusals in a slew of tobacco cases from Florida? Plus: Will the justices issue a narrow ruling in the "public forum" First Amendment case? And the court says no to posthumous voting on appeals courts. Thanks for reading Supreme Court Brief!

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

7 minute read

February 25, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Argument Spotlight: 'Public Forums' and 1st Amendment | Debut SCOTUS Argument Win | Judicial Retirement Spotlight

Here's why major social media companies are watching today's arguments in Manhattan Community Access Corporation v. Halleck. Plus: the Institute for Justice's Wesley Hottot won his debut argument in the high court—the excessive fines case Timbs v. Indiana. Thanks for reading Supreme Court Brief!

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

7 minute read

February 22, 2019 | New York Law Journal

First Female Federal Appeals Law Clerk, Later Snubbed at SCOTUS, Dies at 94

"In 1945, the prospects for a female law graduate were pretty dismal," Ebb wrote last year at the ABA Journal. The Columbia Law School graduate leaves a legacy as a pioneering lawyer.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

February 20, 2019 | National Law Journal

Clarence Thomas Resumes a Quixotic Campaign, and Gets a Gorsuch Nod

Justice Clarence Thomas agreed with the outcome Wednesday in the excessive-fines case "Timbs v. Indiana." He would have taken a different path to get there.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

February 20, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Thomas Takes On Times v. Sullivan | What's Up With the DACA Cases? | Roberts Joins Liberal Wing (Again)

Clarence Thomas, aligning with President Trump, wants to weaken U.S. libel protections. He's calling for the court to revisit the landmark ruling New York Times v. Sullivan. Plus: what's up with the DACA cases? Thanks for reading Supreme Court Brief!

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

8 minute read

February 19, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Returns to the Supreme Court With Vigor

As was often the case before Ginsburg's absence, her first in more than 25 years on the Supreme Court bench, Ginsburg was the first justice to ask questions at Tuesday's oral argument session.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

February 19, 2019 | National Law Journal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Returns to the Supreme Court With Vigor

As was often the case before Ginsburg's absence, her first in more than 25 years on the Supreme Court bench, Ginsburg was the first justice to ask questions at Tuesday's oral argument session.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read