Tony Mauro

August 28, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The New Hampshire Historical Society has announced that retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter is donating his personal and professional papers to the society.

By Tony Mauro

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February 25, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Looking strong and cheerful, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the bench Monday morning, just 18 days after major surgery related to her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg, 75, took her place on the bench with a smile.

By Tony Mauro

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April 27, 2010 | National Law Journal

In a rare boost for securities fraud class actions, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday closed off a "statute of limitations" defense for Merck & Co. in its battle against Vioxx-related shareholder suits.

By Tony Mauro

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March 02, 2009 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens rarely makes public appearances in Washington, D.C., outside the Court, but he made an exception last week, moderating a discussion on the 1803 landmark decision Marbury v. Madison at the Newseum. He even made a bit of news, revealing that if he had his druthers, new Supreme Court justices from now on would be sworn in at the Court, not at the White House, to symbolize the Court's independence. President Obama, take note.

By Tony Mauro

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October 10, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Exactly a month after the death of William Rehnquist, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday opened a new chapter in its history under the leadership of Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., who quickly showed himself to be an active questioner and strict timekeeper from the bench.

By Tony Mauro

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June 30, 2003 | Law.com

The U.S. Supreme Court's 2002-2003 term has produced a series of blockbuster cases, and next term promises to produce more landmark decisions. In addition to hearing early arguments in cases on campaign finance reform, the justices will consider: cases that test the Court's continued fealty to Miranda v. Arizona; the issue of whether states can be sued under the ADA; and the scope of the privacy exemption to the Freedom of Information Act.

By Tony Mauro

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October 13, 2010 | Law.com

David Frederick of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel has made a habit of arguing successfully against federal pre-emption before the Supreme Court, which casts him in frequent opposition to big business and pits him against formidable adversaries. On Tuesday, Frederick faced former Stanford Law dean Kathleen Sullivan of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, who was representing Wyeth in a case asking whether the federal vaccine law pre-empts all design-defect lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers in state courts.

By Tony Mauro

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March 03, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

At the Supreme Court oral argument Feb. 23 in Global-Tech Appliances v. SEB, a key player was missing: the U.S. government. The solicitor general's office often participates in important patent cases like Global-Tech, but it sat this one out.

By Tony Mauro

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May 16, 2006 | The Recorder

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in an infringement suit is good news for major patent holders and manufacturers.

By Tony Mauro

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June 20, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

On a day that foreshadowed politically charged battles ahead, the Supreme Court yesterday divided sharply on the scope of the Clean Water Act while also agreeing to widen its review of the federal partial-birth abortion ban next fall.

By Tony Mauro ALM Supreme Court Correspondent

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