Tony Mauro

August 23, 2017 | National Law Journal

Is it time to say goodbye to the marble bust and portrait of Chief Justice Roger Taney, who authored the 1857 Dred Scott decision endorsing slavery?

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

August 17, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

In less than a year, Michael Davis went from managing a two-lawyer firm to clerking for Justice Neil Gorsuch to screening judicial nominations for Senate Republicans. "I'm glad I did it," Davis said in a recent interview, "but it's not something that I sought.”

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

August 15, 2017 | National Law Journal

A Hogan Lovells team is asking the court to decide whether "the death penalty in and of itself violates the Eighth Amendment." A sharp drop in death sentences and executions makes capital punishment "rare and freakish," the brief contends.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

August 09, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

The practice of ghostwriting briefs in opposition to a grant of certiorari has been getting some attention this summer. We took an informal poll to see how common it is for lawyers to omit their names from briefs—and to ask if the long-standing practice is ethical.

By Tony Mauro

16 minute read

August 04, 2017 | Legaltech News

Electronic filing of case documents will be required beginning on November 13.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

August 03, 2017 | Litigation Daily

In Stuart Newberger's legal practice, patience is essential. So when the Crowell and Moring partner logged a significant win in a terrorism suit against Sudan before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, he shrugged off the fact that it came 17 years after his clients first came to him.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

August 03, 2017 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday that electronic filing of case documents will be required beginning on November 13 and virtually all new filings will be available free of cost to the public. The system will not be part of PACER, the longstanding operation used by lower federal courts, which charges for documents by the page.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

August 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

With 109 media outlets in the U.S., and outside counsel at the ready at each, Gannett Co. Inc. and its chief legal officer Barbara Wall have plenty of experience working with local law firms.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

August 01, 2017 | Legaltech News

The new changes pave the way for a planned electronic filing system that will make Supreme Court briefs and documents available to all on the site.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

July 31, 2017 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court's re-launched site is more mobile-friendly but leaves serious court watchers itching for digital updates that are more than cosmetic.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read