Tony Mauro

May 04, 2001 | Law.com

By appointing Eugene Scalia as the Labor Department's top lawyer, President Bush may have put one of his favorite U.S. Supreme Court justices in an awkward spot. Scalia is a son of Justice Antonin Scalia and would affix his name to many briefs filed in cases before his father's court -- possibly triggering recusals for the justice in some of the most important cases the Labor Department litigates.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

April 11, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Toni Anne Wyner has been taking her clothes off in the name of art and free expression at MacArthur Beach in South Florida for more than 20 years.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

February 08, 2010 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court justices don't often compliment the lawyers who appear before them -- much less lawyers who argued more than 15 years ago. But that's what Justice Clarence Thomas did in a talk at a Florida law school last week, recalling that he was persuaded by Silvia Ibanez, the petitioner in a commercial speech case involving attorney advertising who argued on her own behalf before the Court in 1994. The BLT caught up with Ibanez, who now practices transactional, tax and estate law in Florida.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

June 20, 2011 | The Recorder

Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for a 5-4 majority, said the plaintiffs failed to provide proof of a common companywide policy of discrimination.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

April 01, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia seemed unusually subdued at the beginning of arguments Tuesday in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, waiting until the second half-hour -- page 29 of the 56-page transcript -- to ask his first question of the day. He is usually dominating the discussion well before that point.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

August 11, 2006 | Law.com

The president's frequent use of signing statements, more than all previous presidents combined, has sparked controversy in several quarters.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

March 12, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The White House appears ready to move quickly on a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court should Justice John Paul Stevens decide to retire before the end of the term.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

August 04, 2006 | National Law Journal

Less than a year in office as chief justice, and John Roberts Jr. is already the subject of a biography, complete with behind-the-scenes details and family photos. Never mind that the book is only 44 pages long and its target audience maxes out at middle school-aged children, Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro reports that it's a great read and a must-buy for Court-watchers of all ages. Among the burning questions answered: the reason for Roberts' penchant for basic black robes.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

June 09, 2010 | National Law Journal

In a case before the Supreme Court, Sean Summers repesents the father of a Marine killed in Iraq in a suit against the protesters who picketed his son's funeral in 2006. The picketers have chosen military funerals as the venue for protesting America's acceptance of homosexuality, triggering nationwide revulsion and laws in 40 states aimed at protecting the sanctity of funerals.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

March 02, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Even at the Supreme Court, a picture - or in the case of a high-speed chase, a video - can be worth a thousand words.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read