Tony Mauro

April 14, 2008 | National Law Journal

Sidley Austin partner Jay Jorgensen is about to make his debut before the U.S. Supreme Court, following a little-known, rarely available pathway that has launched the high court appellate careers of several former Court clerks. Among them: John Roberts Jr., now chief justice, and Maureen Mahoney, who heads the appellate and constitutional practice at Latham & Watkins. Even more rare is the fact that Jorgensen won't be the only lawyer arguing as an appointed counsel under these circumstances on Tuesday.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

November 03, 2008 | National Law Journal

The decision is in: Barack Obama has won in the hypothetical case of McCain v. Obama, argued before a prestigious panel of former judges. The case posited a severe snowstorm in Denver that caused election officials to extend voting hours. In a unanimous per curiam ruling of the mock Supreme Court, the panel decided that the equal protection claim made on behalf of John McCain was insubstantial and that Denver election officials had acted reasonably to serve the needs of voters in their district.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

August 12, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

When it ruled in favor of Cleveland's school voucher program in June, the U.S. Supreme Court may have thought it had finally washed its hands of the long-simmering church-state issue.

By tony mauro ALM Supreme Court Correspondent

8 minute read

October 29, 2007 | The Recorder

The Fourth Circuit is re-evaluating Virginia's partial-birth abortion ban in light of the Supreme Court's 'Gonzales' ruling.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

April 15, 2005 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made a confession recently: She doesn't read all the amicus curiae briefs filed before the Court. While appearing with Ginsburg at a panel discussion, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor indicated the same -- and said amici should file only when "they have something useful to say." Ginsburg singled out the "me too" briefs as well, saying, "I don't see why they don't consolidate." As she put it, "There are many friends of the Court -- sometimes too many to manage."

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

November 10, 2009 | New York Law Journal

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

May 01, 2007 | The Recorder

Rejecting the Federal Circuit's "rigid approach," the justices relaxed the obviousness standard.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

April 19, 2005 | Law.com

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a Bush administration plea to keep members of a New Mexico church from using a hallucinogenic tea in their ceremonies. The administration wants the high court to overturn a November 2004 en banc ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The en banc decision affirmed an earlier injunction that prohibited the government from barring importation and use of the tea, which contains a substance barred under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

March 17, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

If J. Michael Luttig is nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate investigators and journalists will search in vain for his speeches or law review articles. The last public talk the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge gave was a eulogy in 2001 for Barbara Olson, the wife of Solicitor General Theodore Olson who was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

By Tony Mauro

9 minute read

March 01, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

Justice Antonin Scalia's motivation for recusing himself in a case involving the Republic of Croatia may have been revealed in a financial disclosure form he filed: Scalia reported that he had been reimbursed by Croatia for a trip to meet Croatian judges in July 2002.

By Tony Mauro

10 minute read