Tony Mauro

February 02, 2004 | Law.com

The flap over the duck-hunting sojourn that Justice Antonin Scalia took with Vice President Dick Cheney won't go away. Editorialists are calling for Scalia to recuse from In re Cheney, and two U.S. representatives have asked the Court to draw up recusal procedures. Talk may soon turn to action. The Sierra Club, which brought the case to force Cheney to reveal information on his energy task force, may file a request with Scalia to recuse.

By Tony Mauro

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May 26, 2009 | National Law Journal

By Tony Mauro

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December 09, 2009 | New York Law Journal

By Tony Mauro

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April 22, 2010 | New York Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court said judges may award fee enhancements above the "lodestar" amount to lawyers in civil rights cases, but only in rare and well-documented circumstances. However, the 5-4 majority rejected the fee enhancement in the case before it and sent it back to the lower court with the possibility that, with enough justification, the additional award could be revived.

By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle

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September 05, 2006 | National Law Journal

Though the Supreme Court's only woman justice and its sole bachelor appear to be the wealthiest of its nine members, they are far from alone in the Court's millionaire club. The justices' financial disclosure forms for 2005 bear statistical witness to some of the controversies and oddities of the past year. For instance, one of Justice Antonin Scalia's disclosed trips gave ABC News the fodder to report, with video, that Scalia was playing tennis when Chief Justice John Roberts was being sworn in.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

September 28, 2004 | Law.com

Widely respected 8th Circuit Judge Richard Arnold died last week. When Justice Harry Blackmun retired, President Clinton wanted to name Arnold to the Supreme Court, but decided otherwise because of Arnold's bout with cancer, which ultimately caused his death. Known as a leader, Arnold launched a debate on unpublished opinions by ruling that judges could not prevent past opinions from being cited. As a sign of Arnold's stature, eight high court justices issued statements after his death.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

February 25, 2010 | New York Law Journal

By Tony Mauro

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January 12, 2006 | National Law Journal

After two days of defending his record, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito Jr. will be reinforced today by seven people who know his tenure from the inside: his fellow 3rd Circuit judges. And although judges have testified before on behalf of Supreme Court nominees, the 3rd Circuit judges are coming under fire for injecting themselves into the political process. Eldie Acheson, a former top Clinton Justice Department official, says: "As judges and as a court, this is not their business."

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

November 30, 2005 | National Law Journal

Appearing untroubled by the prospect of tossing aside a 58-year-old precedent that puts patent holders at a disadvantage when competitors sue them for antitrust violations, the Supreme Court seemed ready Tuesday to hand a victory to patent holders in a closely watched case that could have a broad impact on intellectual property law. Illinois Tool Works v. Independent Ink could affect the huge "aftermarket" industry as well as companies that bundle sales of patented products with other products.

By Tony Mauro

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October 20, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

Justice Scalia's surprising decision to recuse himself from a potentially landmark church-state dispute, dramatically improves atheist Michael Newdow's chances of prevailing in his controversial quest to banish the Pledge of Allegiance as currently written from public schools nationwide.

By Tony Mauro

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