Tony Mauro

July 07, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The current term is history, so what's up for the U.S. Supreme Court's next term, which begins Oct. 6? More cases, heard more quickly, and possibly decided with more division among the justices than the term just ended.

By Tony Mauro

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April 20, 2010 | Law.com

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a key church-state dispute over the status of a Christian group at a state university law school. But the discussion quickly devolved into a testy debate over the factual record in the case and what it was all about. The advocates clashed with each other -- and with some of the justices -- over the breadth of the University of California Hastings College of the Law's nondiscrimination policy, under which the school denied official recognition to the Christian group.

By Tony Mauro

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April 01, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Washington - Nearly eight years after it was enacted, California`s three strikes law will be scrutinized by the U.S. Supreme Court to determine if it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

By Tony Mauro ALM Supreme Court Correspondent

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February 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

On Feb. 27, the Supreme Court could see the final chapter of the legal wrangling over the damage caused by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Arguments will focus on a $2.5 billion verdict awarded against the oil company. Exxon describes that judgment as "larger than the total of all punitive damages awards affirmed by all federal appellate courts in our history." The plaintiffs call it "about three weeks of Exxon's current net profits."

By Tony Mauro

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February 25, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

The school voucher movement appears to be on its way to a major constitutional victory before the U.S. Supreme Court. During oral arguments in an Ohio case considered crucial to the future of voucher programs nationwide, key swing Justice Sandra Day O`Connor appeared largely untroubled by the argument that taxpayer-funded vouchers, as they operate in Cleveland, overwhelmingly benefit religious schools.

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April 19, 2010 | National Law Journal

The long court battle to secure compensation for the Bikinians' losses ended on April 5 when the U.S. Supreme Court denied review of their appeal. But Weisgall is ready for the next phase — going to Congress to seek justice.

By Tony Mauro

9 minute read

March 29, 2011 | The Recorder

Justice Antonin Scalia said he was "getting whipsawed" by plaintiffs' claims that both local store managers and companywide "corporate culture" were responsible for discrimination at the retail giant.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

May 08, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

The opinions that the U.S. Supreme Court hands down from the bench are newsworthy and entertaining enough all by themselves. But in recent months, justices have supplemented the public discourse with insightful speeches and dramatic warnings - even an insulting hand gesture or two.

By Tony Mauro ALM Supreme Court Correspondent

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June 10, 2003 | New York Law Journal

By Tony Mauro

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September 02, 2008 | National Law Journal

When Martha-Ann Alito dissolved into tears at her husband Sam's confirmation hearing in January 2006, satirist Christopher Buckley decided to address the state of Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The result, "Supreme Courtship," hits bookstores this week. Buckley, the son of the late William Buckley Jr., had to confront a couple of problems while writing the book, including finding humor in the Supreme Court. But then the idea suddenly came to him: "Judge Judy goes on the Supreme Court!"

By Tony Mauro

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