January 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
Trio of Millionaires Tops Trump SCOTUS ShortlistThe financial disclosure reports filed in 2015 by Neil Gorsuch, William Pryor Jr., and Thomas Hardiman reflect that each judge holds investments valued at more than $1 million.
By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle
10 minute read
January 25, 2017 | The Recorder
Dechert Partner Is Trump's Likely Pick to Head 'President's Law Firm' Within DOJSteven Engel is the presumptive nominee to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, according to sources with knowledge of the vetting process.
By Tony Mauro
12 minute read
January 24, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
Three Things to Know About Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS Front-RunnerJudge Neil Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has moved to the front of the pack among possible nominees to the Supreme Court, according to several news reports Tuesday.
By Tony Mauro
10 minute read
January 23, 2017 | National Law Journal
Liberal Lawyers Huddle Up in Hunt for Trump ConflictsTwo days after the inauguration, liberal lawyers huddled in downtown Washington to issue a call to action to scour President Donald Trump's web of businesses for any conflicts of interest that could provide fodder for a lawsuit.
By C. Ryan Barber and Tony Mauro
17 minute read
January 20, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
No Blunders for Supreme Court at Trump's InaugurationFrom the U.S. Supreme Court's perspective, the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Friday went smoothly, with no flubbed lines or dropped Bibles.
By Tony Mauro
6 minute read
January 20, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Supreme Court Will Tackle Key Jurisdiction Issue That Bothers BusinessThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to take up a key business dispute over a California court ruling that made it easier for nonresidents to join in mass class action lawsuits.
By Tony Mauro
10 minute read
January 20, 2017 | National Law Journal
No Blunders for Supreme Court at Trump's InaugurationChief Justice John Roberts Jr. slowly led the new president in reciting the oath of office, getting all the words exactly right. And Justice Clarence Thomas swore in Vice President Mike Pence without a hitch.
By Tony Mauro
5 minute read
January 19, 2017 | The Recorder
Supreme Court Will Review Calif. Ruling on Out-of-State Tort ClaimsThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to decide the California Supreme Court's 4-3 decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Anderson.
By Tony Mauro
10 minute read
January 19, 2017 | National Law Journal
What SCOTUS Insiders Know to Watch For at Trump's InaugurationAll eight robed justices are scheduled to attend — liberal and conservative — and some will probably wear weird hats.
By TONY MAURO
8 minute read
January 18, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief
Nonlawyer Judges? SCOTUS Doesn't Seem to MindA judge who is in a position to throw someone in jail has to be a lawyer, right? Well no, and the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed this anomaly of American justice to persist.
By Tony Mauro
7 minute read