Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
September 27, 2021 | National Law Journal
Justices Urged to Require Lodestar 'Cross-Check' for Class Action Attorney Fee AwardsThe petition focuses on $14.5 million in attorney fees awarded as part of Bank of America's settlement involving overdraft fees.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
September 24, 2021 | National Law Journal
Fast-Tracking the Texas Abortion Ban Faces Hurdles in US Supreme CourtAbortion rights organizations face a difficult job persuading the U.S. Supreme Court to expedite review of Texas' six-week abortion law, as history shows that approvals by the justices are rare.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
September 23, 2021 | National Law Journal
Justices Urged to Expedite Review of Challenge to Texas Abortion BanA coalition of abortion rights providers and organizations on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to take up their challenge to Texas' six-week abortion ban without waiting for a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
September 23, 2021 | Supreme Court Brief
SCOTUS Litigators Preview the New Term | A Different Take on 'Shadow Docket' | Hybrid ArgumentsIt's that time of year when various organizations sponsor previews of the new Supreme Court term.
By Marcia Coyle
9 minute read
September 22, 2021 | National Law Journal
Women Lawyers' Lives, Careers Will Suffer Without Abortion Right, Brief Warns Justices"Mississippi's claim that women have been able to reach society's highest echelon without reliance on the right to decide to end a pregnancy is simply wrong," the brief states.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
September 21, 2021 | National Law Journal
Abortion, Guns & Religion Will Test Justices' Ability to Forge Consensus in New TermThe U.S. Supreme Court launches its October 2021 term still in the middle of a pandemic and with cases that potentially may shatter the general consensus and narrow decision-making that marked the prior term.
By Marcia Coyle
8 minute read
September 21, 2021 | National Law Journal
'One-Sided' Rulings in Supreme Court's Hot-Button Cases Will Threaten Its Legitimacy, Advocates Warn"Not since Bush v. Gore has the public perception of the court's legitimacy seemed so seriously threatened," said Irv Gornstein, executive director of the Supreme Court Institute at Georgetown University Law Center.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
September 20, 2021 | National Law Journal
Justices Set Date to Hear Mississippi Challenge to Roe v. WadeThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Dec. 1.
By Marcia Coyle
3 minute read
September 16, 2021 | National Law Journal
3 Decades Ago, Justice Scalia Foresaw Challenges to Vaccine MandatesNearly 30 years ago, the late Justice Antonin Scalia cautioned his colleagues that there would be claims for religious exemptions from vaccine mandates if the justices headed down the road that a number of them now seem ready to travel.
By Marcia Coyle
5 minute read
September 15, 2021 | Supreme Court Brief
Supreme Court Brief: Barrett, Press Critic | Advocate's Personal Gun Story | 'Hold Firm,' Abortion Clinic UrgesA recent study shows an increasingly negative view of the press and press freedom by the justices.
By Marcia Coyle
9 minute read
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