Tony Mauro

March 20, 2018 | National Law Journal

California's law that requires "pro-life" pregnancy centers to inform clients about abortion appeared to be in jeopardy Tuesday after arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

March 20, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

NIFLA v. Becerra is a tricky First Amendment case that asks whether California can require “crisis pregnancy centers” to inform clients about abortion as an option.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

8 minute read

March 19, 2018 | National Law Journal

His course book on constitutional law was a mainstay for generations of law school students, and he's credited with helping establish professional ethics as a formal piece of legal education.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

March 19, 2018 | National Law Journal

The court's four liberal justices issued a separate statement agreeing that the appeal should be denied, but hoping a future case would be a better platform for reviewing capital punishment.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

March 19, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

Few marquee names—or women—are appearing at the lectern during this month's two-week argument cycle. Plus, the Library of Congress makes two centuries of SCOTUS decisions fully searchable.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

9 minute read

March 16, 2018 | National Law Journal

"We built the case from the ground up," Goldstein & Russell founder Tom Goldstein said at a Georgetown University Law Center panel discussion. "We designed the legislation. Got the legislation passed. We went into court. We told the courts that 'hello, we want to lose.'"

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

March 14, 2018 | National Law Journal

Part of the problem surrounding Justice Antonin Scalia's death, the documents reveal, was that he chose not to have federal protection while at the Cibolo Creek Ranch, the hunting resort where he died in February 2016.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

March 14, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

Has the Constitution's contract clause "faded to insignificance"? The justices will hear argument March 19 in Sveen v. Melin, a case that could provide the answer. Plus, why Chuck Cooper opted out of the SG race.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

8 minute read

March 13, 2018 | National Law Journal

“Any harassment in the judiciary is too much,” James Duff, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, told the Judicial Conference in an interim report on Tuesday.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

March 07, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

Pacific Legal Foundation president Steven Anderson discusses his organization's strategy for getting the justices attention. Plus, what's new in death penalty litigation and the pace of opinions picks up—slightly.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

8 minute read