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September 01, 2017 | National Law Journal

If last term was the relatively quiet "calm before the storm" for the U.S. Supreme Court, then get ready. The clouds are gathering.

By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle

15 minute read

August 31, 2017 | National Law Journal

Three lawyers who clerked for Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. are leaving Big Law for prestigious posts in the U.S. Solicitor General's Office.

By Tony Mauro

20 minute read

August 30, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

Hundreds of lawyers who filed cert petitions in recent months are waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether or not to grant review. But in an unusual move August 25, the court moved one of the petitions to the head of the line—much to the surprise of the petitioner's lawyer, UCLA School of Law professor Stuart Banner.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

August 28, 2017 | Inside Counsel

When it comes to departures or transactions, employment agreements and data security can only get you so far without a proactive plan.Major corporate transitions…

By John Del Piero, Jennifer Swanton, Tony Cardine, O'Melveny Myers

6 minute read

August 28, 2017 | Legaltech News

When it comes to departures or transactions, employment agreements and data security can only get you so far without a proactive plan.

By John Del Piero, Discovia;Jennifer Swanton, Medtronic;Tony Cardine, O'Melveny Myers

10 minute read

August 23, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

The first federal bill that deals with automated cars recently cleared the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, and is…

By and Tony Ficarrotta Trevor Satnick Michael Nelson

6 minute read

August 23, 2017 | National Law Journal

Is it time to say goodbye to the marble bust and portrait of Chief Justice Roger Taney, who authored the 1857 Dred Scott decision endorsing slavery?

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

August 17, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

In less than a year, Michael Davis went from managing a two-lawyer firm to clerking for Justice Neil Gorsuch to screening judicial nominations for Senate Republicans. "I'm glad I did it," Davis said in a recent interview, "but it's not something that I sought.”

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

August 15, 2017 | National Law Journal

A Hogan Lovells team is asking the court to decide whether "the death penalty in and of itself violates the Eighth Amendment." A sharp drop in death sentences and executions makes capital punishment "rare and freakish," the brief contends.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

August 09, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

The practice of ghostwriting briefs in opposition to a grant of certiorari has been getting some attention this summer. We took an informal poll to see how common it is for lawyers to omit their names from briefs—and to ask if the long-standing practice is ethical.

By Tony Mauro

16 minute read