Tony Mauro

September 13, 2005 | National Law Journal

Chief justice nominee John Roberts Jr. opened his Senate confirmation hearing testimony Monday with a brief but powerful pledge of judicial humility, fair-mindedness and respect for precedent. Roberts addressed the Senate Judiciary Committee after three hours of members' opening remarks. "I come to the committee with no agenda," Roberts said. The friction on the first day of the hearings occurred largely between the senators themselves as they clashed over what the nominee should address.

By Tony Mauro and T.R. Goldman

6 minute read

October 10, 2005 | Law.com

President George W. Bush has promised that Harriet Miers will be a rock-solid conservative vote on the Supreme Court. But if confirmed, would Miers be tethered by Bush's promise of an unchanging judicial philosophy? And would she be able to stand up to the likes of Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer? Her supporters say yes, but some scholars and pundits -- including conservative ones -- call her "grossly underprepared," a "rank amateur" and "an inkblot."

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

September 22, 2004 | Law.com

A case that raises what property rights advocates say may be the most important land use issue in decades goes before the U.S. Supreme Court at its private conference Monday. At issue is whether governments, under their eminent domain power, may condemn property for the benefit of private developers rather than for such traditional public uses as roads or parks.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

June 06, 2011 | The Recorder

David Boies of Boies, Schiller & Flexner said the ruling was a "tribute" to his daughter, who had handled the case against Halliburton before dying of lung cancer in December 2010.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

September 21, 2005 | New York Law Journal

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

May 12, 2006 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court is generally viewed as a place where novices fear to tread. But in the criminal defense bar, where individuality and swagger reign, some hold onto the romantic notion that if they can conquer a hometown jury, they can work the same charm on the nine justices. That can be a mistake. And anyone looking to upgrade criminal defense advocacy before the high court faces cultural and institutional obstacles. Says one attorney, "There's a lone-wolf quality" to criminal defense lawyers.

By Tony Mauro

9 minute read

February 23, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

With 64 oral arguments under his belt, Mayer Brown partner Andrew Frey has argued more cases to the Supreme Court than any other lawyer currently in private practice.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

February 15, 2007 | Law.com

In a rare appearance Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy made a plea for increasing judicial salaries and against allowing cameras in the Court. Congress' failure to give federal judges meaningful raises is "threatening the excellence of the judiciary," Kennedy said. As for cameras in the Court, Kennedy pointedly urged the Senate not to introduce the "insidious temptation" for justices to shape their comments and questions from the bench into sound bites.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

January 26, 2004 | Law.com

Scholars and journalists are eagerly anticipating the scheduled March 4 release of the papers of the late Justice Harry Blackmun, likely to be an unprecedented treasure-trove of inside information about the U.S. Supreme Court. An index already available at the library indicates that the collection spans 630 linear feet, with 1,576 boxes containing folders with tantalizing titles such as "Notes exchanged between justices during court proceedings, 1970-1993."

By Tony Mauro

9 minute read

December 27, 2010 | National Law Journal

President Barack Obama's State of the Union scolding of the Supreme Court for its Citizens United decision framed the entire year, even overshadowing the departure of Justice John Paul Stevens and the confirmation of Elena Kagan to replace him.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read