Tony Mauro

September 26, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

The U.S. Judicial Conference, the policy-making body of the federal judiciary, last Tuesday endorsed a sweeping rule change that will allow lawyers to cite unpublished opinions in federal appeals courts nationwide beginning in 2007.

By Tony Mauro ALM MEDIA

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May 20, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Divided High Court Adds To

By Tony Mauro ALM Supreme Court Correspondent

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July 02, 2007 | National Law Journal

Decisions issued in the final days of a Supreme Court term are often the most newsworthy and contentious of the term. Some rulings that emerge in the final hectic weeks also display blunter language than the justices use earlier in the term, when they have more time for niceties and moderation. Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro reports some choice remarks from June 25.

By Tony Mauro

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September 23, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The first lawyer to appear in the first case on the first day of the fall term of the Supreme Court Oct. 6 will be former Solicitor General Theodore Olson — arguing for his 50th time before the nation's highest court.

By Tony Mauro

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October 08, 2003 | Law.com

The Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments for the fall term on Tuesday, the 10th term in which the current nine justices have been together. The Court's formal business began with oral arguments in two cases involving state sovereignty. The Court also launched two slight shifts in policy, both suggesting a willingness to experiment with technology and greater public access.

By Tony Mauro

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May 12, 2010 | National Law Journal

Just days after President Obama announced he will nominate Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, speculation is already swirling about who will replace her as solicitor general, with names including Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire reportedly on a White House short list for the post.

By Tony Mauro

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June 12, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court has brought new uncertainty to federal class action settlements by making them vulnerable to appeals by plaintiffs who are not named in a suit.

By Tony Mauro

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June 09, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a major narrowing of the Lanham Act, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously that the law allows the copying of public domain material without giving credit to its source.

By Tony Mauro AMERICAN LAWYER MEDIA

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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. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear next fall the case of Bruesewitz v. Wyeth, a non-autism case that asks the justices to decide whether the federal vaccine law pre-empts state law tort claims of vaccine design defects.

By Tony Mauro

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December 02, 2008 | New York Law Journal

By Tony Mauro

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