Tony Mauro

September 09, 2003 | Law.com

During four hours of scrutiny Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court, key parts of the McCain-Feingold campaign reform law seemed in danger of being struck as Chief Justice William Rehnquist, viewed as a swing vote in the case, expressed strong doubts about the law's constitutionality. The Court took up McConnell v. Federal Election Commission early, to heed Congress' request for expedited review. Both sides hope the Court will rule by December.

By Tony Mauro

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August 09, 2007 | New York Law Journal

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April 26, 2010 | National Law Journal

With nine former federal appellate judges on the current Supreme Court, some are saying: Enough already. Even if President Barack Obama ultimately puts a federal judge on the Court -- as all his predecessors have done since Ronald Reagan named state judge and former legislator Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981 -- the push for more background diversity on the Supreme Court is likely to intensify in advance of the next vacancy.

By Tony Mauro

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April 18, 2007 | National Law Journal

National banks won a major victory Tuesday when the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government, not states, has the pre-eminent role in regulating banks' mortgage business, even if conducted by subsidiaries. The Court found that the National Banking Act pre-empts state regulation of banks -- and that the pre-emption extends to their subsidiaries, which are "equivalent" to the banks. Some say the ruling could impact the direction of the growing investigation into the subprime lending business.

By Tony Mauro

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March 22, 1999 | Law.com

The long-standing symbiotic relationship between the police and the news media is under siege, and the U.S. Supreme Court is about to join in the attack. Two cases being argued Wednesday, Hanlon v. Berger and Wilson v. Layne, involve the hoary tradition of the "ride along," in which police allow the news media to accompany them on a raid or execution of a search warrant. The length of the oral argument -- hour and 20 minutes -- is only one of the procedural oddities here.

By Tony Mauro

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January 20, 2005 | Law.com

South Carolina, one of a dozen states that have authorized "Choose Life" license plates for drivers who want them, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to choose to uphold the plates in the face of a First Amendment challenge. At its private conference Friday, the court will consider Rose v. Planned Parenthood of South Carolina among dozens of other petitions up for review.

By Tony Mauro

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December 08, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined to leave well enough alone Monday and not tinker with the structure of an accounting oversight board created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

By Tony Mauro

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November 28, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

While Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been out publicizing his bestselling memoir, fellow conservative Antonin Scalia has been quietly writing a book of his own. But Scalia's probably won't be a chart-topper - except among lawyers.

By Tony Mauro

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March 22, 2005 | Law.com

The Supreme Court declined on Monday to wade into the controversial question of whether it was constitutional for President George W. Bush to appoint William Pryor Jr. to the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals during a brief Senate recess last year. The court denied review in three cases in which litigants challenged the propriety of Pryor's sitting in review of their cases.

By Tony Mauro

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March 03, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on Feb. 24 that a black Texas death-row inmate should have been allowed to make his case that the jury that convicted him was screened by prosecutors in a racially biased way.

By Tony Mauro

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