Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
October 04, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Grand Jury Privilege Fight | Smart Watches & CVSGs | Kagan & Court's LegitimacyThe court added nine new cases to its docket. We have details on a grant of review in a law firm's fight over when the attorney-client privilege protects communications involving legal and business advice.
By Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
October 03, 2022 | National Law Journal
Delaware Promotes State Regulation, Other States Ask SCOTUS for Broader Escheat DefinitionsNeal Katyal of Hogan Lovells argued for Delaware that MoneyGram agent and teller's checks fall into a narrow FDA exemption under common law, and if legislators had intended for those exemptions to be broader, the law would have been written to clarify that.
By Ellen Bardash | Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
October 03, 2022 | National Law Journal
On First Day, Freshman Ketanji Brown Jackson Jumps Into the FrayNew U.S. Supreme Court justices generally take one of two approaches to their first oral argument: a cautious question or two, or full-throated participation in the quick back and forth between justices and advocates. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took the second during two arguments Monday.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
October 03, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
At The Lectern: 4 Debuts | Water, Water Everywhere? | Ginni Thomas SpeaksWith a ceremonial oath-taking behind her, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson hears her first argument this morning in an environmental case.
By Marcia Coyle
8 minute read
September 28, 2022 | National Law Journal
SCOTUS to Keep Livestream as Court Opens Arguments to the PublicThe U.S. Supreme Court will open oral arguments to the public in the new term and continue to provide a live audio feed of all scheduled arguments. The building, however, will remain closed to the public until further notice.
By Marcia Coyle
2 minute read
September 28, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Pressing for SCOTUS Ethics Bill | The Long Conference's Long OddsJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson will take her seat as the junior justice in the court's "long" conference. We have a study on cert grants from those conferences.
By Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
September 26, 2022 | National Law Journal
US Solicitor General Taps 3 Former Big Law AssociatesAimee Brown, formerly a senior associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, started her new position Monday.
By Marcia Coyle
3 minute read
September 23, 2022 | National Law Journal
In SCOTUS, a Rare Case of Criminal Contempt That Snagged Steven DonzigerDefense lawyers are arguing that the trial court's appointment of private attorneys to prosecute the contempt orders violated the U.S. Constitution's appointments clause.
By Marcia Coyle
5 minute read
September 21, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Five Constitutional Amendments | Costly Failure to Recuse | A Judge's View of RacismThe National Constitution Center's virtual constitutional convention brought together three ideologically different teams of law professors to proposed amendments. We have the details of their surprising consensus.
By Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
September 20, 2022 | National Law Journal
Judge's Refusal to Step Down in $2.7 Billion Award at Center of New SCOTUS CaseCentripetal Networks filed a Supreme Court petition challenging a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacating a $2.7 billion patent damages award against Cisco Systems, because the trial judge did not disqualify himself after discovering his wife held Cisco stock.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
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