Tony Mauro

May 09, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

Welcome to SCB. The SG's office switches an earlier position on attorney fees in a Social Security case, and take a peek at a project that would put RBG on the small screen.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

7 minute read

May 02, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

The Supreme Court's dragging a bit in releasing opinions, at least by comparisons to other terms. And: Catch up with the computer science student behind the "SCOTUS-Toons" Twitter and YouTube sites.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

10 minute read

April 30, 2018 | National Law Journal

Best known for his expertise in election law, Rick Hasen's new book takes a broad view of what he sees as the inconsistencies in Scalia's decision-making.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

April 27, 2018 | National Law Journal

“The political activities restricted are at the heart of what the First Amendment protects,” ACLU lawyer Scott Michelman wrote to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

April 26, 2018 | National Law Journal

Justice Breyer's reference to Blatt, a veteran advocate who leads Arnold & Porter's appellate and Supreme Court practice, is a nearly priceless compliment within the Supreme Court community.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

April 25, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

Why Hawaii? Lt. Gov. Douglas Chin, the former state attorney general, explains. Also: some new faces made appears in the big Texas redistricting case. And: the SG's office is targeted in a FOIA lawsuit.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

8 minute read

April 24, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

We caught up with Sidley Austin's Carter Phillips before his big argument Tuesday in a closely watched antitrust case. And did you see the haiku amicus brief the justices allowed to be filed? Scroll down for all the action at the high court.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

5 minute read

April 24, 2018 | National Law Journal

The splintered 91-page decision in Jesner v. Arab Bank—Justice Kennedy wrote for the majority—narrows the reach of the Alien Tort Statute and finishes a task the court left incomplete in its 2013 ruling in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

April 23, 2018 | National Law Journal

Though Deputy Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall raised the removal issue more than once, some justices seemed uninterested or antagonistic, preferring to sort out the hiring implications of the designation of officers.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

April 23, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

We preview some of the issues at play in the Supreme Court's argument over administrative law judges, and Rod Rosenstein was set to make his SCOTUS debut on Monday.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

8 minute read