Tony Mauro

February 24, 2020 | Supreme Court Brief

Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. Kirkland's Paul Clement makes his 100th argument this week. Plus: Larry Wallace, who argued more than 150 cases, is remembered. Scroll down for more headlines and a new First Amendment petition from Davis Wright. Thanks for reading!

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

10 minute read

February 23, 2020 | National Law Journal

Harvard Law School professor Richard Lazarus called Larry Wallace's legendary footnote in a U.S. Supreme Court case "an act of extraordinary personal courage and professional integrity."

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

February 19, 2020 | Supreme Court Brief

We touch base with advocate Michael Kellogg, who returns to the high court lectern after a seven-year absence. Plus: Jones Day announces its new hiring of U.S. Supreme Court clerks—we've got a roundup below. Thanks for reading Supreme Court Brief!

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

10 minute read

February 11, 2020 | National Law Journal

Virginia, Illinois and Nevada have gone to court to assert that the amendment, approved by Congress in 1972, has, in fact, been ratified.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

January 21, 2020 | National Law Journal

An essay written by the late Justice Robert Jackson nearly 70 years ago has just surfaced, and it casts a new light on his views about religion.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

January 08, 2020 | National Law Journal

The 483 pages posted this month on the FBI's online vault reveal FBI interviews with colleagues, friends and neighbors. Scalia's voice appears fleetingly in the file.

By Tony Mauro | Mike Scarcella

7 minute read

January 08, 2020 | Supreme Court Brief

Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. We're looking at an amicus brief in the term's major religion case from someone who has some very personal experience in the area. Plus, scroll down to see who the U.S. solicitor's office recently hired. Thanks for reading!

By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro

11 minute read

January 07, 2020 | National Law Journal

Last term, of the 185 appearances made by lawyers before the Supreme Court, only 32 were women, and of them, only 10 were in private practice.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

January 06, 2020 | National Law Journal

Andrew Goldstein, a colleague in the Mueller investigation who previously worked as a federal prosecutor and joined Cooley in June, was instrumental in recruiting Prelogar.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

December 26, 2019 | National Law Journal

A collection of some of our most-read U.S. Supreme Court stories published in 2019, including snapshots on new rules for briefs and argument, clerk-hiring trends and cases that dominated headlines.

By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro

8 minute read