Tony Mauro

July 16, 2009 | Law.com

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor weathered a third day of her Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, frustrating Republican senators' attempts to probe her controversial past speeches and her views on abortion and other hot-button issues. Appearing more relaxed than on Tuesday, Sotomayor also discussed her years as a private practitioner and as a prosecutor in New York City, and spoke in greater detail than she has before about business law issues.

By Tony Mauro and David Ingram

5 minute read

March 23, 2011 | National Law Journal

On Tuesday, Theodore Boutrous goes before the Supreme Court to argue one of the biggest cases of the term: Wal-Mart v. Dukes. He'll be arguing for Wal-Mart in the landmark class action fight.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

March 05, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The city's plaintiffs lawyers were in a mood Wednesday to become the first mass of humanity to dance down Broad Street since the Phillies won the World Series.

By Gina Passarella and tony mauro

8 minute read

March 02, 2006 | Law.com

In a case at the intersection of patent and antitrust law, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a ruling that makes it harder for upstart companies and generic manufacturers to challenge patent holders' power in the marketplace. The 8-0 decision said that a patent on a product does not automatically mean that the patent holder has market power of the type that would trigger an antitrust "tying" violation. Critics say the decision will put many patent-related tying arrangements beyond legal challenge.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

September 06, 2005 | Law.com

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

March 08, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

October 02, 2006 | Law.com

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. last week made his strongest plea yet for judicial independence, even warning fellow conservatives to back off from attacking judges for unpopular decisions. He spoke before a gathering of judges, lawyers, academics and business leaders aimed at preserving a "fair and independent" judiciary. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales offered similar remarks but urged judges to retain "a proper sense of judicial humility," and criticized rulings that have struck down wartime measures.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

January 14, 2010 | The Recorder

In arguments Wednesday, Supreme Court justices questioned whether the league's arrangement with Reebok runs afoul of the Sherman Act.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

November 05, 2008 | The Recorder

The appointment of John Roberts and Samuel Alito helped move the court to the right, but did the Bush administration move the court as far as conservatives wanted?

By Tony Mauro

13 minute read

June 13, 2007 | National Law Journal

Groups ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are urging the Supreme Court to withdraw a proposed rule that would require groups filing friend-of-the-court briefs with the Court to reveal whether parties in the case -- or their lawyers -- are members. The groups objecting to the rule say it will have "a serious chilling effect" on membership, in the words of a joint letter filed by the National Chamber Litigation Center and the National Association of Manufacturers.

By Tony Mauro

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