Tony Mauro

June 29, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal brought by Wells Fargo and Bank of America against the city of Miami in a dispute over alleged predatory lending practices that discriminated against minorities.

By Tony Mauro

14 minute read

June 29, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

U.S. Supreme Court litigator Jeffrey Wall of Sullivan & Cromwell said recently that if he reads another news story asserting that the Roberts Court is biased toward business interests, "my head may explode."

By Tony Mauro

24 minute read

June 29, 2016 | National Law Journal

Low number of business cases heard by the U.S. Supreme Court offered varied rulings for businesses.

By Tony Mauro

21 minute read

June 29, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The high-profile challenge brought against the collection of public-sector union fees from non-union members in California ended Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to rehear the dispute.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

June 28, 2016 | National Law Journal

Banks say cities are misusing civil rights laws to recover taxes lost during recession.

By Tony Mauro

14 minute read

June 28, 2016 | National Law Journal

The high-profile challenge brought against the collection of public-sector union fees from non-union members in California ended Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to rehear the dispute.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

June 23, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has voted against every race-based affirmative action program during his tenure on the court, shifted gears Thursday, writing the majority opinion upholding the University of Texas' affirmative-action policy for undergraduate admissions. He found that the use of race as a factor in university admissions could withstand strict scrutiny.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

June 21, 2016 | National Law Journal

Report sent to White House and senators deems Merrick Garland "well-qualified" to serve on the nation's high court.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

June 20, 2016 | National Law Journal

In a powerful dissent, the Supreme Court's first and only Hispanic member discussed "the talk" that parents in many minority communities must give their children.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

June 20, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

For Supreme Court advocates and academics with time to travel this summer, here's a trifecta offer from Tulane University Law School: spend three days in Paris, listen to talks by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., and earn CLE credit to boot.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read