Tony Mauro

May 22, 2000 | Law.com

None of the Supreme Court's decisions Monday had the anti-Congress tone of last week's Morrison ruling. But the justices continued to police the boundary between federal and state -- strengthening the federal reach in one case, but limiting federal laws in two others. The justices also struck down a provision of the federal Telecommunications Act requiring cable operators to scramble sexually explicit programming.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

June 06, 2006 | Law.com

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to re-enter the contentious debate over affirmative action. Three years after the Court upheld race-conscious admissions policies in higher education in the Grutter v. Bollinger decision, two new cases will test that precedent in the setting of public elementary and high schools. Adding uncertainty is Justice Samuel Alito Jr.'s replacement of Sandra Day O'Connor, who was a crucial vote in favor of affirmative action and the author of the Grutter ruling.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

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

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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

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