Tony Mauro

September 06, 2018 | National Law Journal

“I've maintained I'm not going to get within three ZIP codes of a political controversy here,” Kavanaugh said. He would add: “The way we stand up is by deciding cases and controversies independently without fear or favor."

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

September 06, 2018 | Daily Report Online

“I went home, read the whole thing, and I appreciate it,” Kavanaugh said about the book about the late Judge Frank Johnson Jr.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

September 06, 2018 | National Law Journal

“I went home, read the whole thing, and I appreciate it,” Kavanaugh said about the book Sen. Dick Durbin suggested he read.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

September 06, 2018 | National Law Journal

“I know nominees who've sat in this chair in the past have expressed the desire for cameras in the courtroom, only to get to the Supreme Court and really change their positions fairly rapidly,” Kavanaugh testified.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

September 06, 2018 | Legaltech News

“I know nominees who've sat in this chair in the past have expressed the desire for cameras in the courtroom, only to get to the Supreme Court and really change their positions fairly rapidly,” Kavanaugh testified.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

September 05, 2018 | National Law Journal

More than any phrase, Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly has said he aspires to be a member on the "team of nine" at the U.S. Supreme Court. But the history of the court, and its current divisions, may make this goal something of a pipe dream.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

September 05, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

A book about judicial precedents is getting some attention. Plus: a peek at a new buzz-generating book about the justices. This is Supreme Court Brief.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

7 minute read

September 05, 2018 | National Law Journal

"It was a gut punch for me. It was a gut punch for the judiciary. I was shocked, and disappointed, angry, swirl of emotions," Kavanaugh testified Wednesday about when he learned of the sexual harassment claims against Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

6 minute read

September 04, 2018 | National Law Journal

A self-described liberal feminist, Lisa Blatt of Arnold & Porter told the Senate Judiciary Committee that, for Democrats, Brett Kavanaugh was the best choice they could hope for.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

September 04, 2018 | National Law Journal

At one point, according to David Kaplan's new book, then-nominee Neil Gorsuch threatened to withdraw and “fly home to Colorado” because the Trump administration pressured him to “walk back” statements he made against Trump's disparagement of the judiciary.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read