Tony Mauro

July 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

In disputes over LGBT rights and arbitration, the Justice Department is dueling against other executive branch agencies. Is that kosher?

By Tony Mauro

15 minute read

July 26, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

As Supreme Court counsel for the National Association of Attorneys General for the last 21 years, Dan Schweitzer has read thousands of briefs and has helped edit many. He has a new style guide for advocates that's full of tips for sounding like you're a regular.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

July 25, 2017 | Litigation Daily

President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Jay Sekulow said on Sunday that the U.S. Supreme Court may ultimately be called on to decide the scope of presidential pardon power. If that happens, the justices will likely dust off one of the few cases in which the high court has ruled on the pardon power: the 1866 decision in Ex Parte Garland, involving one of the most prolific—and acerbic—advocates before the court: Augustus Garland.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

July 19, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

Two lawyers are leaving the U.S. solicitor general's office for private practice, two have joined from private firms, and more departures and hires are likely before the fall term begins in October.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

July 18, 2017 | National Law Journal

Five protesters who disrupted a U.S. Supreme Court session with shouts and songs in 2015 should be sentenced to prison time and barred from the grounds of the court for a year, government lawyers said in court filings Monday.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

July 18, 2017 | National Law Journal

After the term's last day, the justices play—and teach and make public appearances. Here are some highlights of their remarks so far.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

July 18, 2017 | National Law Journal

Five protesters who disrupted a U.S. Supreme Court session with shouts and songs in 2015 should be sentenced to prison time and barred from the grounds of the court for a year, government lawyers said in court filings Monday.

By TONY MAURO

9 minute read

July 17, 2017 | National Law Journal

Elena Kagan was far along in the new Obama administration's vetting process for an important U.S. Justice Department job when she got a call from the White House. That job she was in line to get? Well, the White House wanted her to do something else. Kagan was asked to be the U.S. solicitor general instead and was nominated for the position on Jan. 5, 2009. The rest is history.

By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle

14 minute read

July 14, 2017 | The Recorder

New U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will make one of his first off-bench public appearances July 17 at the judicial conference of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. Mary Kennedy, who fractured her hip in a fall, is expected to make a full recovery.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

July 05, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

Actor Edward Gero is recreating his role as Justice Antonin Scalia in a production this month at Arena Stage. He says the play's message—that ideological opponents must listen to each other—is more important than ever.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read