Tony Mauro

March 07, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

TheU.S. Supreme Court on March 2 appeared no closer than ever to drawing a bright dividing line between church and state as it debated the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on public property.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

April 19, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

It all came down to Samuel Alito Jr. President George W. Bush's appointment of Alito to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court last year explains, more than any other factor, yesterday's historic Supreme Court decision upholding the federal ban on partial birth abortions.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

August 14, 2007 | Law.com

On Monday, the American Bar Association was set to "pass the gavel" from Karen Mathis to K&L Gates partner William Neukom, who was sporting a button that read, "Not your father's ABA." Neukom says he wouldn't be taking the ABA's helm if he hadn't seen the association and the profession become more oriented toward public service and pro bono work. "I wouldn't have been interested in the job," Neukom says, if the ABA hadn't become "a clearinghouse, an engine" for change.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

December 28, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The indelible U.S. Supreme Court moment of 2010 took place across the street at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 27.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

November 29, 2000 | Law.com

The U.S. Supreme Court justices are surely mindful that large segments of the public are looking to the Court to chart an overall resolution to the disputed presidential election. Whether the Court embraces that expectation or shrinks from it -- with a restrained decision or even a dismissal of the case -- will likely have a major impact on the legacy of the Rehnquist Court.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

June 01, 2005 | Law.com

It may be cold comfort for decimated Arthur Andersen, but the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the accounting firm had been wrongly convicted for advising employees to abide by its document-retention policies in the face of impending investigations. In so doing, the Court gave a surprisingly strong blessing to document policies that are common throughout corporate America. The ruling was also a sign of the continued active role of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who wrote the opinion.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

November 05, 2001 | Law.com

It sounds like an outlandish hypothetical from a legal ethics class: An accused murderer is represented by a lawyer who once represented the victim. But it happened in Virginia in 1992, and on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court debated whether the accused murderer deserves a new trial because his lawyer had previously represented his victim. How the Court rules could have a major impact on attorney conflict of interest rules.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

April 12, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Tulsa, Okla., jury has ordered Pfizer Inc. to pay $11.55 million to the family of a diabetic man whose death was allegedly caused by his taking Rezulin.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

December 05, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Considering its first abortion case in five years, the U.S. Supreme Court last Wednesday seemed ready to apply its pro-abortion rights precedents to rule against a New Hampshire parental notification law.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

March 30, 2005 | Law.com

The Supreme Court on Tuesday broadened Title IX's reach by ruling that its ban on sex discrimination in schools receiving federal funds also protects whistleblowers who are punished for reporting bias. In a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the Court sided with Roderick Jackson, a male coach of a girl's basketball team who was removed after complaining about inadequate funding. O'Connor underlined that Title IX creates a private right of action, another issue in the case.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read