Tony Mauro

July 09, 2007 | Law.com

If it's summertime, it's travel time for the U.S. Supreme Court justices. Several Court members have teaching gigs in choice European locales, including Vienna, Salzburg and Sorrento, Italy. Justice Anthony Kennedy will attend the annual meeting of the American Bar Association in San Francisco to receive its highest honor, the ABA medal. And Justice Stephen Breyer's summer itinerary includes an Eagle Scout ceremony -- yes, Breyer is an Eagle Scout.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

June 15, 2010 | Law.com

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sympathized with a Florida death row inmate whose lawyer missed a deadline for his habeas appeal and failed to communicate with him for years despite numerous written pleas for help. A rare procedural victory for defendants under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the decision won applause from those concerned about inadequate legal representation for death row inmates on appeal.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

February 21, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

In three key business rulings handed down Wednesday, the Supreme Court continued its trend toward freeing companies from the conflicting regulation of 50 different states in favor of one federal regime. The Court favored federal pre-emption over state laws and state court remedies in the areas of medical device regulation, interstate shipping of tobacco and arbitration of contract disputes. "We consider it part of our business" to sort out the balance between federal and state law, Justice Scalia said.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

April 20, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a key church-state dispute over the status of a Christian group at a state university law school. But the discussion quickly devolved into a testy debate over the factual record in the case and what it was all about.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

April 13, 2011 | National Law Journal

Peter Keisler, Sidley Austin partner, former top Justice Department official and veteran of the judicial nomination wars, will argue on behalf of energy companies in the American Electric Power case. Just don't look for him to wear a lucky tie.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

May 30, 2007 | Law.com

The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it significantly easier for employers to defend against Title VII workplace discrimination claims that are based on long-ago decisions about salary and raises. By a 5-4 vote, the Court said that employees claiming they received disparate treatment based on gender or race must do so within 180 days of the original discriminatory action -- not within 180 days of their last paycheck. Business groups applauded the ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

June 15, 2007 | National Law Journal

The case of Bowles v. Russell did not generate headlines at any point in its journey to the Supreme Court. And when it was decided by the high court by a 5-4 vote Thursday, no justice spoke in angry dissent. The ruling turned on "a doctrinal thing that only lawyer geeks and the Supreme Court care about," says attorney Kevin Russell, who authored a brief in the case. But the low-profile case offers as good a glimpse as any into the Court's sharp conservative-liberal divide emerging this term.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

June 20, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took direct aim at the exclusionary rule, with a 7-2 majority saying that evidence collected during a police search can be used against a defendant, even if the search is of a type that is later found unconstitutional.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

June 20, 2005 | Law.com

Slowly but steadily, aided by well-connected former clerks and loyal friends, 4th Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig has by all accounts made his way onto the short list of potential Supreme Court nominees. If Chief Justice William Rehnquist retires soon, it would surprise almost no one if Luttig is named to replace him. But it wouldn't be just because of his allies. Many observers agree Luttig has a sharp and rigorous mind and can build a well-documented case for strongly held, mostly conservative positions.

By Tony Mauro

9 minute read

October 07, 2009 | New York Law Journal

By Tony Mauro

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