Tony Mauro

February 21, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

The justices were back on the bench Tuesday, but it was an off-the-bench opinion that roused SCOTUS journalists on a relatively uneventful, post-winter break morning.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

8 minute read

February 20, 2018 | National Law Journal

It could be the first time that three former clerks of a single justice will be arguing before their justice.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

February 20, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

In what appears to be a first, three former clerks of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—will argue in the same case today. Plus, a guide to all the lawyers who'll be arguing during "criminal justice week" at SCOTUS.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

8 minute read

February 13, 2018 | National Law Journal

“Even two years on from his death, Justice Scalia remains a powerful influence on the court," said Kannon Shanmugam, a former Scalia law clerk and head of Williams & Connolly's Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

5 minute read

February 08, 2018 | National Law Journal

The suggestion that Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. might be asked to testify before Congress in the wake of the controversial “Nunes memo” is drawing criticism and raising questions about the separation of powers.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

February 07, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

Amici are lining up behind Microsoft in the company's high profile digital privacy fight with the U.S. government.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

7 minute read

February 01, 2018 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court justices should step up and state publicly that they want greater diversity among their law clerks, said Howard University School…

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

January 31, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

The justices are in week two of their winter break but that hardly slows the wheels of litigation. We have an update on the not-so-quiet winter break.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

8 minute read

January 30, 2018 | National Law Journal

President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday night that he has appointed “more circuit judges than any new administration in the history of our country” and called Neil Gorsuch “a great new Supreme Court justice."

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

January 29, 2018 | National Law Journal

The justice's critics pounced on Twitter. But, in fact, it's common for Supreme Court justices to skip the annual presidential address.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read