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January 03, 2017 | New York Law Journal

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Saturday spotlighted the "crucial role" played by federal district judges, asserting they "deserve tremendous respect" for performing the often thankless tasks of the job.

By Tony Mauro

7 minute read

January 03, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Saturday spotlighted the “crucial role” played by federal district judges, asserting they “deserve tremendous respect” for performing the often thankless tasks of the job.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

December 31, 2016 | National Law Journal

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Saturday spotlighted the "crucial role" played by federal district judges, asserting they "deserve tremendous respect" for performing the often thankless tasks of the job. In past years, Roberts has sometimes used the annual platform to advocate for higher pay for judges, or to defend the ethics of his fellow justices. But his 2016 report displayed no sharp edges or fodder for controversy.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

December 30, 2016 | National Law Journal

The latest brief from Cato Institute's Ilya Shapiro, filed on behalf of "a basket of deplorable people and organizations," once again defies the court's admonition that "attempts at humor usually fall flat."

By Tony Mauro

12 minute read

December 30, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Justice Antonin Scalia's death in February was one of the biggest stories this year about the U.S. Supreme Court. Sonia Sotomayor urged mandatory pro bono for all lawyers. Richard Posner railed on "stupid" decisions by Chief Justice Roberts. And the court's microphones picked up banter on the bench.

By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro

17 minute read

December 30, 2016 | National Law Journal

Justice Antonin Scalia's death in February was one of the biggest stories this year about the U.S. Supreme Court. Sonia Sotomayor urged mandatory pro bono for all lawyers. Richard Posner railed on "stupid" decisions by Chief Justice Roberts. And the court's microphones picked up banter on the bench. Here's a look at some of our most-read stories about the high court.

By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro

16 minute read

December 29, 2016 | National Law Journal

The recipe discovered in the papers of the late Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone is a strong brew steeped in history.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

December 29, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Our annual publication of the U.S. Supreme Court's eggnog recipe comes with the usual admonition: It is potent stuff, not to be drunk before driving. But if you like classic eggnog, not the chemical brew that grocery stores offer, it is hard to beat.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

December 28, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

Jonathan Urick vividly remembers the last time he and his fellow law clerks saw their boss, U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia. "We were laughing and joking. He was in very high spirits, making jokes," he recalled. Ten months later, Urick is a new associate at McGuireWoods in Richmond—one of seven former Supreme Court clerks working at the firm. He is the first of Scalia's final four law clerks to publicly speak about his time in Scalia chambers that ended abruptly after the justice's death on Feb. 13.

By Tony Mauro

15 minute read

December 27, 2016 | National Law Journal

Republican lawmakers are asking why the only reference to the nation's second African-American justice is in a display about Anita Hill.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read