Tony Mauro

February 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Miguel Estrada, who has argued 22 cases before the high court, is the latest in a series of lawyers rumored to have a lock on the SG post.

By Tony Mauro

16 minute read

February 28, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is on the record as skeptical of the Chevron doctrine and will almost certainly be asked about his views next month at his confirmation hearing. Meanwhile, arguments in a recent immigration case provided a glimpse of where the current Supreme Court justices stand.

By Tony Mauro

11 minute read

February 27, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

With an assist from two students at Columbia Law School, the legal team for Texas death row inmate Duane Buck found that going the extra mile in the research phase paid off with a major win.

By Tony Mauro

10 minute read

February 27, 2017 | National Law Journal

Mark the date: Feb. 27, 2017, may go down in history as the day that social media—from Facebook to Snapchat, Twitter to LinkedIn—entered the pantheon of expressions deserving First Amendment protection.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

February 27, 2017 | Legaltech News

In Packingham v. North Carolina, a North Carolina man was convicted for posting on Facebook while on the state's sex offender registry.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

February 22, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Justice Samuel Alito Jr. said of the retirement home cases: "The context here seems different from the arbitration cases that we've had in recent years."

By Tony Mauro

11 minute read

February 21, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

In the oral argument session that began today and ends March 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear only seven cases instead of the usual 12. The President's Day holiday on Monday accounts for some of the paucity, but the court's desire to slow down the docket in hopes of the arrival of a ninth justice may also be a factor. Sparse as it is in numbers, the February argument session also has few marquee cases.

By Tony Mauro

27 minute read

February 17, 2017 | National Law Journal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who came under fire last summer for her criticism of then-candidate Donald Trump, was asked about the march in a conversation last week with students at the University of Hawaii.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

February 16, 2017 | National Law Journal

With Judge Neil Gorsuch's former law clerks putting aside politics to unite behind his SCOTUS nomination, we have a snapshot of their ranks and where they are now.

By Tony Mauro

10 minute read

February 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

At a hearing Tuesday, discussion of Donald Trump's comments overshadowed other issues before the House Judiciary Committee, including camera and audio broadcast of Supreme Court and the need to improve and lower costs of PACER.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read