Tony Mauro

July 24, 2008 | The Recorder

A law professor thinks he has debunked an infamous aspect of The Brethren's take on the famous baseball opinion.

By Tony Mauro

9 minute read

September 12, 2005 | The Recorder

With the switch from the associate justice seat to the position left vacant by William Rehnquist's death, Supreme Court nominee John Roberts Jr. is facing a job with sweeping judicial powers and higher expectations.

By Tony Mauro

10 minute read

June 26, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

David Schenck of Jones Day in Dallas, who filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Texas State Rifle Association and 40 other state rifle associations, says, "It's really sort of the last foundational constitutional decision the court had left to make." District of Columbia v. Heller struck down the District's tough 32-year-old ban on handguns.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

March 03, 2006 | The Recorder

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker called a U.S. Supreme Court ruling throwing out the death penalty for inmates under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes an act of "blatant judicial tyranny."

By Tony Mauro

11 minute read

December 16, 2008 | New York Law Journal

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

December 27, 2006 | New York Law Journal

By Tony MauroLegalTimes

8 minute read

September 14, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Senate Judiciary Committee's second day of hearings into the nomination of John Roberts Jr. for chief justice was marked by withering criticism by some Democrats upset over Roberts' refusal to disavow comments he made while a Justice Department lawyer and as an assistant White House counsel.

By T.R. Goldman and Tony Mauro

4 minute read

April 18, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

National banks won a major victory Tuesday when the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government, not states, has the pre-eminent role in regulating banks' mortgage business, even if conducted by subsidiaries. The Court found that the National Banking Act pre-empts state regulation of banks -- and that the pre-emption extends to their subsidiaries, which are "equivalent" to the banks. Some say the ruling could impact the direction of the growing investigation into the subprime lending business.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

February 01, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

The Court revisits a 58-year-old precedent that puts patent holders at a disadvantage in antitrust litigation

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

January 10, 2007 | Law.com

Patent litigation could explode in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling Tuesday in a closely watched dispute over patent validity between two biotechnology firms. The opinion in MedImmune v. Genentech, written by Justice Antonin Scalia, overturns Federal Circuit doctrine in holding that patent licensees no longer have to breach the license in order to have standing to challenge the patent that they dispute. Patent lawyers say the ruling could lead to a flurry of challenges to existing patents.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read