Tony Mauro

May 14, 2007 | National Law Journal

No matter how small the Supreme Court's decision output gets, the Clerk's Office is always busy -- and how well and amicably it operates can make a big difference in the life of the Court's legal community. A recent ceremony honoring four senior officials of the Clerk's Office boasted a large and enthusiastic turnout. The event was abuzz with discussion of the Court's shrinking docket, as well as some proposed rule changes being considered by the Court regarding amicus briefs and word limits for filings.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

May 11, 2007 | The Recorder

A First Amendment attorney takes a decidedly dark view of the current Supreme Court and what it means for the country.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

April 08, 2005 | Law.com

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is everywhere these days -- speaking on C-SPAN, flying off to conferences, and, coming soon, appearing as his very own bobblehead doll. The Scalia doll is the latest in a series of highly prized, limited-edition dolls created by Green Bag, the irreverent law review published at George Mason University School of Law.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

July 28, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. Supreme Court justices on both sides in the landmark D.C. v. Heller gun rights case resorted to original documents in making their case about the meaning of the Second Amendment.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

July 21, 2009 | National Law Journal

Solicitor General Elena Kagan plans to make her first argument before the Supreme Court on Sept. 9 in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the so-called "Hillary -- The Movie" case. It's the oral argument the Supreme Court ordered as it recessed for the summer -- a rare move that alarmed supporters of campaign finance reform who fear the Court is preparing to overturn the ban on use of corporate or union treasury money for independent campaign expenditures.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

June 21, 2005 | Law.com

In the ongoing guessing game over who might be the next nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, one factor has been largely overlooked: geography.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

September 26, 2006 | The Recorder

With cases involving abortion and race-based preferences, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' second term promises to be less than harmonious.

By Tony Mauro

9 minute read

September 07, 2006 | The Recorder

The U.S. Supreme Court justices' financial disclosure forms for 2005 show that they're all pretty well off, with only Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy not making the millionaire club.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

August 25, 2009 | National Law Journal

Poignant letters from Chief Justice William Rehnquist's colleagues, written after his 2004 announcement that he was suffering from thyroid cancer, are among the latest Rehnquist papers to be released by the Hoover Institution Archives at Stanford University. The papers paint a picture of a Supreme Court under distress, even adrift, in the absence of his leadership after 18 years as chief justice. The archived materials also reflect a down-home style that won Rehnquist admirers across the political spectrum.

By Tony Mauro

10 minute read

March 03, 2000 | Law.com

President Clinton's two gifts to the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Justice Stephen Breyer, are now entering their sixth and seventh years as justices. They are part -- but not at the forefront -- of a four-part moderate minority that includes Justices John Paul Stevens and David Souter. They spend much of their time in a reactive mode, trying to hold back the conservative tide. Occasionally they snag a majority, but rarely is that due to the persuasive power of the Clinton appointees.

By Tony Mauro

12 minute read