Tony Mauro

September 21, 2006 | National Law Journal

Every lawyer's nightmare -- inadvertently missing a court filing deadline -- has come true for Roy Englert Jr. Adding to the pain is that the court in question is the Supreme Court. But high court practice, though competitive, is collegial enough that some of Englert's brothers at the bar have rallied to his side. Former Solicitors General Charles Fried and Seth Waxman have filed a brief asking the Court to clarify the rule that Englert ran afoul of and, in the process, to accept his out-of-time petition.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

November 16, 2005 | Law.com

Former clerks of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito Jr. recently held an unusual press conference, singing Alito's praises and offering details about how he operates as judge on the 3rd Circuit. Alito hired clerks who were diverse in politics and background, including British research scientist David Loretto. He said that ever since Alito's nomination was announced, friends have told him they had no idea that he clerked for such a conservative judge. His answer: "Nor did I."

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

April 05, 2010 | National Law Journal

In spite of recent courtroom losses, parents who blame their children's autism at least in part on childhood vaccines say their legal battle is far from over.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

October 07, 2010 | Law.com

Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared ready to give the green light to efforts by a New Orleans man to win compensation for prosecutorial misconduct that put him behind bars for more than two decades for a murder he did not commit. The Court heard arguments in Connick v. Thompson, in which former New Orleans District Attorney Harry Connick maintains that his office should not be held liable for what he contends was a single incident of failing to hand over exculpatory evidence to the defense before trial.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

June 21, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

In a dramatic shift for an institution that has repeatedly endorsed capital punishment, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 20 that executing the mentally retarded violates the Eight Amendment`s ban on excessive punishment. Citing a growing national and international consensus against the practice, as well as the court`s own judgment, Justice John Paul Stevens said the mentally retarded should be categorically excluded from capital punishment statutes. Death is not a suitable punishment for a mentally reta

By TONY MAURO

4 minute read

November 09, 2010 | Law.com

A victory for consumers and class action litigators seemed possible on Tuesday as the Supreme Court heard arguments in a high-stakes dispute over clauses that block class actions as a way of resolving contract disputes.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

December 05, 2005 | National Law Journal

In the same week that a big chunk of marble fell from the front facade of the Supreme Court, a panel of heavyweight thinkers convened to contemplate what would happen if all nine justices were to be killed at once. Speakers had Sept. 11 and Tom Clancy-type scenarios in mind, not architectural malfunctions. But whatever the cause, the questions are substantial, and the solutions elusive. For the presidency, there's a clear line of succession. But for the Court, it's the nine robed ones or no one.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

November 15, 2004 | The Recorder

To the outside world, Chief Justice William Rehnquist's opinion last Tuesday for Leocal v. Ashcroft, issued last Tuesday, was a reassuring sign that he is still able to perform his duties. But inside the marble halls of the court, reassurance came in a more poignant form: Rehnquist's invitation to the annual court Christmas party. the note was one of several indications last week that the direst of the stories about Rehnquist's battle with thyroid cancer were at least premature, if not overblown.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

September 12, 2005 | National Law Journal

As he stood before William Rehnquist's coffin last week, it seemed to sink in for John Roberts that he could soon be running the Supreme Court, rather than starting as the most junior justice, whose main special duty would have been to open the door when a knock interrupts the Court's private conferences. The new job has sweeping, if often unstated, significance.Read more coverage of the Roberts nomination

By Tony Mauro

10 minute read

March 04, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

Supreme Court justices on Tuesday criticized and even ridiculed a local Ohio ordinance that requires anyone who goes door to door - including Jehovah`s Witnesses - to obtain a permit from the mayor beforehand.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read