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December 07, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

Amid the renewed debate over gun control prompted by the San Bernardino shootings on Dec. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday not to join the discussion.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

December 07, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied review of a closely watched gun rights case over the strong objection of Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia. In a rare dissent from denial of review in Friedman v. City of Highland Park, Illinois, Thomas scolded lower federal courts—including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which ruled in the case—for misinterpreting the high court's 2008 decision that declared an individual right to bear arms under the Second Amendment.

By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro

3 minute read

December 04, 2015 | Law.com

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to referee a long-running dispute between Jenner & Block and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over $4.6 million in attorney fees awarded to a client of the law firm.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

December 04, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to referee a long-running dispute between Jenner & Block and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over $4.6 million in attorney fees awarded to a client of the law firm.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

December 02, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

Before former U.S. solicitor general Seth Waxman rose to argue his 75th case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, it seemed to some that this milestone would be an uphill battle.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

December 02, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

Before former U.S. solicitor general Seth Waxman rose to argue his 75th case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, it seemed to some that this milestone would be an uphill battle.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

December 01, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

The case that the U.S. Supreme Court unceremoniously yanked from its argument docket last month appears likely to return later this term.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

December 01, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

The case that the U.S. Supreme Court unceremoniously yanked from its argument docket last month appears likely to return later this term.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

December 01, 2015 | National Law Journal

More than 100 law firms and law-related organizations are gearing up this week for the annual drive that will bring an estimated 4,000 bags of used clothing, blankets and other items to nearly 70 homeless shelters in the Washington area. The effort is sponsored by Gifts for the Homeless, founded in 1986 by law firms, legal departments and law-related businesses. It is the legal community's only coordinated effort to aid the homeless.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

December 01, 2015 | National Law Journal

More than 100 law firms and law-related organizations are gearing up this week for the annual drive that will bring an estimated 4,000 bags of used clothing, blankets and other items to nearly 70 homeless shelters in the Washington area. The effort is sponsored by Gifts for the Homeless, founded in 1986 by law firms, legal departments and law-related businesses. It is the legal community's only coordinated effort to aid the homeless.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read