Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
September 16, 2022 | National Law Journal
In a Term Likely Defined by Race, Will John Roberts Oppose 'Jolts' to the Legal System?The justices this fall will revisit the role of race in cases involving redrawing congressional districts, and in college admissions.
By Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
September 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal
A Divided Supreme Court Denies Yeshiva University Relief in LGBTQ+ Student Club CaseJustice Samuel Alito, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, dissented.
By Marcia Coyle
2 minute read
September 13, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Roberts on New Justices, Breyer, His Sisters | Kagan on Favorite Justice, Ordinary People, A 'Serious Question'Some of the justices, including the chief, have been making the rounds at judicial conferences, law schools and other events this summer. We take a look at what they are talking about.
By Marcia Coyle
9 minute read
August 31, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Navy Vet Argues a Navy Vet's Case | S.G. Won't Urge SCOTUS to Overrule Insular CasesWe spoke with Finnegan's James Barney, a U.S. Navy veteran, who makes his high court debut on behalf of a Navy veteran. And a broad campaign to persuade the solicitor general to back the overruling of the Insular Cases in a pending petition was unsuccessful.
By Marcia Coyle
9 minute read
August 30, 2022 | National Law Journal
Sunoco Asks Justices to Halt $155 Million Damages AwardThe damages award stems from an oil and gas class action in which Sunoco allegedly violated a state law for paying royalties.
By Marcia Coyle
3 minute read
August 29, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Yeshiva University Asks SCOTUS to Block Order Requiring LGBTQ Student ClubYeshiva argued in the lower courts that it was a religious institution, and that recognition of the LGBTQ club would be inconsistent with the Torah's values.
By Marcia Coyle
3 minute read
August 26, 2022 | National Law Journal
When Pork Intersects With Abortion, Climate Change & More in the Supreme CourtThe unlikely intersection of pork and various culture-war topics comes via the so-called dormant commerce clause.
By Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
August 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal
NYC Municipal Workers Ask SCOTUS to Block Vaccine MandateThe latest challenge claims the New York City's vaccine mandate is a newly created condition of employment that requires employees to consent or be fired.
By Marcia Coyle
2 minute read
August 24, 2022 | National Law Journal
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Spoke Out for Debtors. Bankruptcy Judges Listened.The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure last week approved for public comment a proposed amendment to the bankruptcy rules that was in response to a concurring opinion from Sotomayor.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
August 23, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Sotomayor & Bankruptcy Judges | Privilege & Dual Purpose Communications | Justices' PapersAn opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor proved to be the key to a pro-debtor amendment to the federal bankruptcy rules which have been approved for public comment.
By Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
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