Marcia Coyle

June 30, 2022 | National Law Journal

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. led the the 6-3 majority.

By Marcia Coyle

5 minute read

June 29, 2022 | National Law Journal

Schaerr | Jaffe's Mark Paoletta most recently served as general counsel for the Office of Management & Budget in the Executive Office of the President during the Trump administration.

By Marcia Coyle | Brad Kutner

3 minute read

June 28, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief

Four cases remain to be decided and there has been no word yet on when the final day of the term will be.

By Marcia Coyle

8 minute read

June 28, 2022 | National Law Journal

And even views that seem "off the wall" can become "on the wall" with the right messaging and a sympathetic court.

By Marcia Coyle

6 minute read

June 27, 2022 | National Law Journal

"The run-of-the-mill judge anywhere in the United States is not going to have the knowledge to say this [restriction or regulation] is wrong or right unless there's the odd judge who has read a lot of history," one scholar of American history said. "Their political views will undoubtedly tell them how to evaluate this, what to use. It's very cynical, but true."

By Marcia Coyle

4 minute read

June 27, 2022 | National Law Journal

"Here, a government entity sought to punish an individual for engaging in a brief, quiet, personal religious observance doubly protected by the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote.

By Marcia Coyle

5 minute read

June 24, 2022 | National Law Journal

Friday's decision overturning "Roe v. Wade" raised concerns that decisions allowing privacy, birth control and same-sex marriage could be next.

By Marcia Coyle

5 minute read

June 24, 2022 | National Law Journal

"Now a new and bare majority of this court—acting at practically the first moment possible—overrules Roe and Casey," the joint dissenting opinion reads.

By Marcia Coyle

6 minute read

June 24, 2022 | National Law Journal

As expected, Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote the opinion for the 6-3 majority. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment.

By Marcia Coyle

6 minute read

June 23, 2022 | National Law Journal

"To justify its regulation, the government may not simply posit that the regulation promotes an important interest. Rather, the government must demonstrate that the regulation is consistent with this nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation," Justice Clarence Thomas wrote.

By Marcia Coyle

5 minute read