Tony Mauro

April 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco told the high court about the new warrant in a brief that also urged the justices to declare as moot the case United States v. Microsoft. The justices heard argument in February.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

March 29, 2018 | National Law Journal

Linda Brown, at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education, died on March 25 at the age of 75. Below are tributes and other remarks on her passing.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

March 28, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

We've got the preview of arguments in the second of two closely watched partisan gerrymander challenges. SCOTUS advocates turned out in force to cheer David Frederick of Kellogg, Hansen,Todd, Figel & Frederick, as he celebrated his 50th high court argument. And we look at an amicus brief—from UCLA Law School prof Richard Re—that got a lot of attention during an argument Tuesday.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

9 minute read

March 27, 2018 | National Law Journal

Some justices seemed sympathetic to the problems caused by splintered opinions for lower court judges especially when, as Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. put it, “If I'm a court of appeals judge, it seems to me the most important thing in deciding the case is to make sure that I'm not reversed.”

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

March 27, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

How to apply fractured U.S. Supreme Court precedents? The issue returned to the justices Tuesday in a sentencing case. Plus: How the government responded to the passage of the CLOUD Act and its potential impact on the pending decision in United States v. Microsoft. And: More lawyerly input on another vexing issue: Is a hot dog a sandwich?

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

9 minute read

March 26, 2018 | National Law Journal

Warm letters between the late Justice Brennan and Merrick Garland were among a section of Brennan's papers at the Library of Congress that were closed to the public until last year, the 20th anniversary of his death.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

March 26, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

David Frederick makes an argument milestone at the Supreme Court, and more about Justice Anthony Kennedy's new recusal.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

9 minute read

March 23, 2018 | National Law Journal

Twenty years after “The Tenth Justice” hit best-seller lists, the Columbia Law grad has a hot new thriller. His advice to aspiring writers? "Sit down and just write."

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

March 21, 2018 | National Law Journal

The president's early-morning tweet, seemingly prompted by a Fox News segment, didn't name Francisco but took aim at the SG's position in an Arizona case involving DACA recipients.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

March 21, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

A snippy comment directed at Justice Sonia Sotomayor by Justice Anthony Kennedy during Monday's abortion clinic argument revealed a difference in opinion as to when the justices may look outside the record.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

8 minute read