Tony Mauro

November 17, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Among the dozens of cases he had to review as a law clerk for a federal appeals judge in 1996, Thomas Gentile came across one that posed a special challenge.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

March 29, 2004 | Law.com

For two days earlier this month, it appeared that several Supreme Court justices were at war with the world outside their marble palace. The events were a reminder that the Supreme Court still thinks of itself as different -- above the fray and even beyond question. Plus: The first in a regular series of items on life and cases at the Supreme Court, drawn from the Blackmun papers at the Library of Congress.

By Tony Mauro

13 minute read

November 11, 2003 | Law.com

The Supreme Court on Monday took on the first of what could be several constitutional challenges stemming from the war on terrorism, agreeing to decide whether aliens detained at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba can turn to the U.S. courts for habeas corpus review. Two joined cases accepted by the Court will pose a critical test of the Supreme Court's historic deference to the wishes of the executive branch in times of war.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

December 01, 2005 | National Law Journal

Considering its first abortion case in five years, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed ready to apply its pro-abortion rights precedents to rule against a New Hampshire parental notification law, which several justices criticized for failing to spell out a medical-emergency exception. Some abortion rights supporters even ventured to guess that the decision will be so uncontested internally that the Court could hand it down before Justice Sandra Day O'Connor retires.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

November 15, 2004 | Law.com

Chief Justice William Rehnquist's opinion in Leocal v. Ashcroft, issued Nov. 9, was a reassuring sign that, in spite of his illness, he is still able to perform his duties. Inside the Supreme Court's marble halls, reassurance came in a more poignant form: Rehnquist's letter inviting employees to the Court's Christmas party. The note was one of several indications last week that the direst of the stories about Rehnquist's condition were at least premature, if not also overblown.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

August 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a pair of statements on the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. -- one from Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., and the other from Justice Stephen Breyer, who worked for Kennedy 30 years ago as chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee. And a handwritten note found in the recently released papers of the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist serves as an example of Kennedy's talent for making alliances and extending courtesies across the aisle and with adversaries.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

March 22, 2010 | Law.com

The White House appears ready to move quickly on a Supreme Court nominee should Justice John Paul Stevens decide to retire before the end of the term, with the short list of candidates reportedly including Solicitor General Elena Kagan, appeals court Judges Diane Wood and Merrick Garland, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. There seems to be less chatter about the possible replacement than usual, though conservatives speculate that liberals will be unenthusiastic about the presumed front-runner, Kagan.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

October 14, 2008 | The Recorder

Legal scholars predict the outcome of key Supreme Court issues if a justice steps down in the next four years.

By Tony Mauro

11 minute read

February 02, 2001 | Law.com

With the confirmation of AG John Ashcroft, the talk about Theodore Olson as the next solicitor general has moved closer to reality. The Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher litigator is a fixture in conservative circles, but Democrats don't put him in the same category as Ashcroft. "I don't sense as much of a visceral reaction to Olson as there was to Ashcroft," says Elliot Mincberg, legal director of People for the American Way.

By Tony Mauro and Jonathan Ringel

10 minute read

June 30, 2006 | New York Law Journal

By Tony Mauro and Jason McLure

7 minute read