Tony Mauro

June 24, 2002 | National Law Journal

The penultimate week of the Supreme Court`s 2001-02 term has seen a number of significant rulings.

By Tony Mauro and Jim Oliphant

16 minute read

March 24, 2009 | New York Law Journal

By Tony Mauro, David Ingram and Marcia Coyle

7 minute read

August 03, 2004 | Law.com

Responding to the aftermath of its June decision on criminal sentencing, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider quickly two cases that will determine if federal sentencing guidelines are now unconstitutional. Justices heeded the plea of Acting Solicitor General Paul Clement to consider the cases in the wake of Blakely v. Washington, the Court ruling that said juries, not judges, must determine the facts that enhance sentences.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

May 09, 2005 | National Law Journal

Some thought the death of famed lawyer Johnnie Cochran would moot the Supreme Court case bearing his name. But weeks have passed since the justices raised the mootness issue, and advocates on both sides say that may be an indication that the Court is preparing an actual decision in the case. However, the Court is not under any deadline to respond and could, in its own unpredictable fashion, leave the parties guessing until a ruling is issued -- or the case is dismissed, as late as the end of June.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

August 09, 2010 | Law.com

Elena Kagan won't have the luxury of easing into her new job as a Supreme Court justice. She'll be hiring law clerks and secretaries, setting up her chambers, wading into thousands of petitions and handling emergency matters -- which may soon include an appeal of a stay in the California same-sex marriage case. But Kagan's familiarity with the Court as solicitor general, and the fact that she's already immersed in the way the Court approaches cases, mean she's apt to have an easier transition than many of her predecessors.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

April 16, 2010 | Law.com

At the Supreme Court's budget hearing Thursday, Justice Stephen Breyer predicted that in several years no one will be asking the justices about why the Court hears so few cases, because litigation stemming from the just-passed health care bill will be filling its docket. The Court's $78 million budget was the topic of the always-interesting annual meeting, but Breyer and Justice Clarence Thomas also answered House members' questions on perennial topics such as diversity in law clerk hiring and cameras at the high court.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

July 22, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun will always be remembered first and foremost for writing Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision declaring a woman's right to an abortion.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

April 19, 2005 | Law.com

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a case involving a Georgia attorney who denied police access to his house, but whose wife welcomed police in and led them to his drug stash. Scott Fitz Randolph was charged with cocaine possession, but before he went on trial, he succeeded in having the evidence suppressed as the fruit of an illegal search. The Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court agreed with his position.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

June 30, 2006 | National Law Journal

In a remarkable repudiation of the Bush administration's exercise of power in the war on terror, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the military commissions established to try Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees violate both U.S. law and the Geneva Conventions. Handed down on the final day of the Court's term, the decision may affect government policies beyond Guantanamo, including interrogation techniques, which human rights groups say also violate the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war prisoners.

By Tony Mauro and Jason McLure

6 minute read

February 18, 2004 | Law.com

A dispute that began with an errant shipment of Honduran lobsters into Alabama has turned into an international incident that is now before the Supreme Court, complete with high-powered law firm and interest group participation. The cases raise delicate issues of federal court interpretation of foreign law at a time when the Supreme Court itself is taking a fresh look at the importance of international law in its own jurisprudence.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read