Tony Mauro

July 09, 2018 | National Law Journal

“If it's a tight case, a controversial case, and you're wondering where he will come out, often times it's good to put your chips on the individual, rather than the government," Brett Kavanaugh once said about Justice Anthony Kennedy, for whom he clerked.

By Tony Mauro | Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

July 09, 2018 | National Law Journal

Firearms. The environment. Executive power. Judge Brett Kavanaugh's D.C. Circuit rulings will come into sharp focus now, as his Supreme Court nomination advances.

By Tony Mauro

1 minute read

July 09, 2018 | National Law Journal

In picking the 53-year-old Brett Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit, Trump opted for a hard-to-defeat nominee whose Ivy League credentials are similar to those of Neil Gorsuch, the president's first Supreme Court nominee. Kavanaugh is a Washington-area native who has ruled to dial back federal agencies and broaden gun rights.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

July 09, 2018 | National Law Journal

Just days before the appointment of a U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Justice Stephen Breyer urged the public to recall the numerous other turbulent times the high court and the federal government have faced.

By Tony Mauro

1 minute read

July 05, 2018 | National Law Journal

Raymond Kethledge is an outdoorsman, a hunter and fisherman—and he writes his own opinions. Five things to know about the Sixth Circuit judge who's reportedly a leading contender to succeed Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro

2 minute read

July 05, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

Catch up on Mayer Brown's assessment of the Supreme Court term's big business rulings, and what's Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. reading this summer. Scroll down to find out. Thanks for reading SCB.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

4 minute read

July 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

“I feel some obligation to be something of an honest broker among my colleagues and won't necessarily go out of my way to pick fights,” Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. said at the biennial conference of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He also said that at times, “You would sort of sublimate your views.”

By Tony Mauro

1 minute read

June 29, 2018 | National Law Journal

Five confirmation and career moments that could reappear at any Supreme Court confirmation hearing if President Trump nominates Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Barrett to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy.

By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro

3 minute read

June 28, 2018 | National Law Journal

Depending on when Kennedy's successor joins the bench, an orphaned clerk could possibly work for the new justice. Retired justices are entitled to have one law clerk, so one of the four could take that position for Kennedy.

By Tony Mauro

1 minute read

June 27, 2018 | National Law Journal

Leonard Leo, a longtime leader of the Federalist Society who worked on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, wrote, “President Trump's list of potential nominees for this vacancy includes many of the very best judges in America."

By Tony Mauro

1 minute read