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August 09, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The American Bar Association's policy-making body on Monday adopted a controversial measure that makes harassing or discriminatory conduct by lawyers an ethical violation.

By Tony Mauro

10 minute read

August 08, 2016 | National Law Journal

Donald Trump didn't come up Thursday as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made her first public appearance in Washington since the controversy over her criticisms of the Republican nominee.

By Tony Mauro

9 minute read

August 03, 2016 | National Law Journal

The June 1995 letter from then-retired Justice William Brennan Jr., released Wednesday, endorsed Merrick Garland for a seat on the D.C. Circuit.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

August 03, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

Jenner & Block and the University of Chicago picked an odd time to join more than a dozen law schools in launching a Supreme Court clinic. Their joint announcement Tuesday comes as the high court prepares for a new term in which it has granted review in only 30 cases so far, an unusually small number. The new clinic will have to compete fiercely with other clinics and law firms for a dwindling number of cases—a trend that has had some wondering if the clinic movement has peaked.

By Tony Mauro

14 minute read

July 21, 2016 | National Law Journal

Cole's career move poses recusal issues for his wife, Judge Nina Pillard of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

July 21, 2016 | National Law Journal

Even with the dominance of Washington-based lawyers at the U.S. Supreme Court lectern, these advocates are familiar faces at the high court.

By Tony Mauro

40 minute read

July 20, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

The recent death of the legendary Muhammad Ali has triggered new interest—and new revelations—about the 1971 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reversed his conviction on charges of dodging the draft.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

July 06, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

A letter sent by the U.S. solicitor general's office alerting the Supreme Court to an error in one of its recent opinions is shedding new light on what happens when the court messes up.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

June 29, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal brought by Wells Fargo and Bank of America against the city of Miami in a dispute over alleged predatory lending practices that discriminated against minorities.

By Tony Mauro

14 minute read

June 29, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

U.S. Supreme Court litigator Jeffrey Wall of Sullivan & Cromwell said recently that if he reads another news story asserting that the Roberts Court is biased toward business interests, "my head may explode."

By Tony Mauro

24 minute read