Tony Mauro

March 31, 2004 |

The Supreme Court has agreed to resolve two key employment law issues that have divided lower courts for years. The first hot topic will test the government's policy that calls for both the client and the lawyer to pay taxes on contingent fee money. The other matter taken up Monday asks whether plaintiffs claiming disparate treatment in the workplace can bring suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act rather than Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

January 10, 2005 |

As the White House and Congress gear up for yet another run at tort reform, two cases set for argument at the Supreme Court this week underline the crucial role the justices play in the policy debate. Both cases require the Court to clarify statutes aimed at protecting key industries from excessive litigation: One involves pre-emption and product labeling; the other has been called the "biggest securities litigation case in a decade."

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

September 06, 2005 |

Chief Justice William Rehnquist was laid to rest Tuesday at the U.S. Supreme Court, leaving behind a legacy of conservatism and collegiality. Also, a look back at the major cases of his tenure.

By Tony Mauro

15 minute read

August 17, 2007 |

The first full term of the Roberts Supreme Court was a blockbuster, viewed by many as a historic turning point. Legal Times held a panel discussion, moderated by Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro, to analyze the arguments and opinions. Four leading high court advocates offered candid views on a variety of topics, including how it feels to have Justice Scalia all over you "like a cheap suit," why it's Justice Kennedy's world and we all just live in it -- and which cases to watch for next term.

By Tony Mauro

41 minute read

August 02, 2001 |

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has slowly but surely begun to erase his poor public image, a feat that seemed unimaginable during his contentious Senate confirmation. He has defined a clearly personal jurisprudence anchored in an originalism that is receiving some scholarly respect. Combined with his off-the-bench pronouncements on self-help and duty, he is etching a new, more positive narrative of his life onto the public consciousness.

By Tony Mauro

26 minute read

September 05, 2005 |

The death of Chief Justice Rehnquist late on Saturday ends his historic 33-year career on the Supreme Court, and presents President George W. Bush with a rare challenge to fill a new vacancy just as John Roberts Jr., his nominee to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, was about to face Senate hearings. Rehnquist was the first justice to die in office since Robert Jackson in 1954. Rehnquist had recently squelched retirement rumors, promising to stay on the Court "as long as my health permits..."

By Tony Mauro

15 minute read

September 12, 2005 |

The official farewell to the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist began at the Supreme Court on Sept. 6, with hundreds of mourners visiting his flag-draped coffin, which was borne to the building he loved by pallbearers including John Roberts Jr., the man who would succeed him.

By Tony Mauro

18 minute read

November 06, 2008 |

Most Supreme Court commentators believe conservatives are finally riding high in the saddle at the high court -- and enjoying it. Increasingly, their ascendancy is being viewed, as author Jeffrey Toobin puts it, as President George W. Bush's "most enduring triumph." But it's fair to wonder whether even this part of the Bush legacy is the shining success it is cracked up to be. Coming months will bring new tests of just how far to the right Bush has turned the Court.

By Tony Mauro

14 minute read

September 06, 2005 |

The death of Chief Justice Rehnquist late on Saturday ends his historic 33-year career on the Supreme Court, and presents President George W. Bush with a rare challenge to fill a new vacancy just as John Roberts Jr., his nominee to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, was about to face Senate hearings. Rehnquist was the first justice to die in office since Robert Jackson in 1954. Rehnquist had recently squelched retirement rumors, promising to stay on the Court "as long as my health permits..."

By Tony Mauro

15 minute read

August 17, 2007 |

The first full term of the Roberts Supreme Court was a blockbuster, viewed by many as a historic turning point. Legal Times held a panel discussion, moderated by Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro, to analyze the arguments and opinions. Four leading high court advocates offered candid views on a variety of topics, including how it feels to have Justice Scalia all over you "like a cheap suit," why it's Justice Kennedy's world and we all just live in it -- and which cases to watch for next term.

By Tony Mauro

41 minute read