Tony Mauro

June 15, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sacramento, Calif., atheist Michael Newdow's quixotic challenge to the words under God in the Pledge of Allegiance came to an end yesterday as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-3 that he did not have standing to bring his suit.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

April 06, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a significant victory for "school choice" advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied standing to Arizonans who challenged a state tax credit program that indirectly benefits students in religious schools. The 5-4 ruling provoked a strong dissent from Justice Elena Kagan -- her first written dissent as a justice.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

May 11, 2006 | Law.com

A conservative fixture, J. Michael Luttig is leaving after 15 years on the bench to take the general counsel job at Boeing. The money didn't hurt, he says.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

January 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro reviews the PBS documentary "The Supreme Court," which begins airing this week, calling it a must-see series that takes the viewer back to the pitifully weak early days of the Court, then all the way forward to its current incarnation as a center-of-the-universe powerhouse. Boasting current and retired justices as talking heads, the series captures the air of anticipation over just how conservative the new Roberts Court is -- or will be, with another vacancy or two.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

November 30, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy appears to hold the key to the outcome of the court's first case assessing the environmental impact of global warming.

By Tony Mauro ALM Supreme Court Correspondent

5 minute read

April 01, 2008 | The Recorder

The Supreme Court Monday settled a longstanding dispute between New Jersey and Delaware.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

March 02, 2005 | Law.com

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 5-4 that executing juvenile offenders is no longer constitutional, a dramatic reversal of precedent that laid bare angry divisions among the justices. Citing moral imperatives as well as a growing consensus in the United States and abroad against executing those who were under 18 when they committed murder, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced the long-awaited ruling in Roper v. Simmons from the bench.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

August 27, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Sentencing Commission has reaffirmed its view that its sentencing guidelines are constitutional, in the face of the most serious challenge to their validity since they were first promulgated 17 years ago.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

June 10, 2009 | The Recorder

The Supreme Court decided to take more time to decide the fate of the planned sale of Chrysler to Fiat.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

December 13, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read