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Marcia Coyle

Marcia Coyle

Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle

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October 29, 2021 | National Law Journal

Justices Will Decide Major Climate Change Challenge

The high court's decision to hear the challenge presents the threat of "more than a mere major cut back" on the EPA's authority, one expert said.

By Marcia Coyle

4 minute read

October 29, 2021 | National Law Journal

Elizabeth Prelogar, Newly Confirmed as SG, Will Take Lectern in US-Texas Abortion Clash

Just four days after her Senate confirmation, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar will argue in the U.S. Supreme Court that the federal government…

By Marcia Coyle

6 minute read

October 28, 2021 | National Law Journal

Senate Confirms Elizabeth Prelogar to Lead Solicitor General's Office

The Senate voted 53-36 Thursday to confirm the Harvard Law graduate.

By Marcia Coyle

3 minute read

October 25, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Former Scalia Clerk Makes SCOTUS Debut in Abortion Doubleheader

Although his arguments in the back-to-back cases will mark his debut at the lectern, Stone is no stranger to the operation of the Supreme Court and the soft carpeted hallways flanked by the justices' chambers.

By Marcia Coyle

5 minute read

October 22, 2021 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court's Legitimacy in Peril—Are the Times of One Lone Judge Tipping the Scale Over?

With the Supreme Court possibly facing a legitimacy crisis and political parties picking or promoting "reliable" or "loyal" nominees, the supreme court could lose not only its credibility, but also a "swing justice" casting rule making votes.

By Marcia Coyle

7 minute read

October 22, 2021 | National Law Journal

Justices Set Expedited Review of Texas's Abortion Law

Arguments are scheduled for Nov. 1.

By Marcia Coyle

5 minute read

October 22, 2021 | National Law Journal

'Originalists' Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett Under Microscope in 2nd Amendment Case

The newest justices have offered clues, mainly as lower court judges, to their approaches to weighing the constitutionality of gun regulations.

By Marcia Coyle

8 minute read

October 21, 2021 | National Law Journal

Justice Thomas Thanks His 'Angels in a Very Dark Time' While Speaking at 30th Anniversary Event

"Thirty years makes one stop and look back and reflect more with gratitude than a sense of accomplishment," Thomas said during the event.

By Marcia Coyle

3 minute read

October 21, 2021 | National Law Journal

Texas Asks Justices to Reject DOJ's Abortion Law Challenge, and to Toss 'Roe' and 'Casey'

"If the structure of Texas's Heartbeat Law requires novel applications of this court's jurisdictional doctrines, that is all the more reason to let the Fifth Circuit consider these issues first," Texas wrote Thursday.

By Marcia Coyle

5 minute read

October 20, 2021 | Supreme Court Brief

Qualified Immunity & SCOTUS | Amici Support U.S. Abortion Challenge | The Judge & Term Limits

In the last several terms, there has been a concerted effort by some groups and scholars to persuade the justices—through petitions for review—to re-evaluate their doctrine of qualified immunity.

By Marcia Coyle

8 minute read