Tony Mauro

November 29, 2017 | National Law Journal

With the addition of five former U.S. Supreme Court clerks from last term's "class,” Jones Day has now hired 36 ex-SCOTUS clerks in the last five years. Think that's over-saturation? Beth Heifetz, who chairs the firm's appellate practice, says they'd be happy to hire more.

By Tony Mauro

21 minute read

November 28, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

This may be the heyday for state solicitors general. Three of President Donald Trump's five newly announced potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees have served in that capacity: Kevin Newsom, Britt Grant and Patrick Wyrick, who formerly argued before the Supreme Court on behalf of Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma, respectively.

By Tony Mauro

14 minute read

November 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed to agree on one aspect of a 1998 statute aimed at reforming securities litigation: It's all gibberish. An exasperated Justice Samuel Alito Jr. used the word "gibberish" three times during arguments in Cyan v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund. The California case asks the high court to interpret the language of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act regarding state jurisdiction over securities class actions.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

November 21, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

Deputy U.S. Solicitor General Michael Dreeben will detour from special counsel Robert Mueller's legal team next week to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court in high-profile privacy case.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

November 17, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The White House announced five new additions Friday to its list of potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court, though no justice has announced retirement. The new names came in a press release that coincided with the annual conference of the Federalist Society, which has played a pivotal role in fashioning Trump's list of potential nominees.

By Cogan Schneier | Tony Mauro

7 minute read

November 17, 2017 | National Law Journal

The White House announced five new additions Friday to its list of potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court, though no justice has announced retirement. The new names came in a press release that coincided with the annual conference of the Federalist Society, which has played a pivotal role in fashioning Trump's list of potential nominees.

By Cogan Schneier | Tony Mauro

8 minute read

November 15, 2017 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of cases challenging the constitutional status of SEC administrative law judges has brought recusal issues front and center.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

November 13, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

Monday was a big day for the U.S. Supreme Court—the first day in the era of e-filing. And according to those who used the new system, it went off smoothly.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

November 13, 2017 | The Recorder

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a conservative challenge to a controversial California law that requires pregnancy “crisis centers” to post information about state-provided abortion and contraception options.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

November 09, 2017 | National Law Journal

Theodore Wells Jr. of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison faced off against Donald Ayer of Jones Day Wednesday night in a reenactment of the boxing champ's 1971 Supreme Court fight for conscientious objector status.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read