Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
April 07, 2022 | National Law Journal
Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, First Black Female Supreme Court JusticeThree Republicans crossed party lines to support Jackson's nomination.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
April 06, 2022 | National Law Journal
Chief Justice Roberts, for First Time, Joins Liberal Wing's Criticism of 'Shadow Docket'While Roberts has dissented before, Wednesday's order is the first time he joined an opinion criticizing the majority for its misuse of the shadow docket.
By Marcia Coyle
3 minute read
April 06, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Jackson Reading Group | Fighting for Veterans | 'Read the Opinion'Orrick partner Mel Bostwick will make her high court debut in a case in which her 74-year-old client is seeking disability benefits dating to a claim he filed in 1975.
By Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
April 04, 2022 | National Law Journal
Senate Judiciary Committee Deadlocks on Moving Forward With Jackson NominationSenate Democratic leader Charles Schumer of New York is likely to seek passage of a discharge resolution in order to get the nomination to the floor.
By Marcia Coyle
3 minute read
March 30, 2022 | National Law Journal
US Supreme Court Says It's Passing on 'Passim'Memo to Supreme Court brief writers: The justices say "passim" is now past. The Supreme Court on Wednesday released some proposed changes to its…
By Marcia Coyle
3 minute read
March 30, 2022 | National Law Journal
US Supreme Court Justices Weigh Fate of California's Private Attorneys General ActScott Nelson of Public Citizen Litigation Group, representing Angie Moriana, argued a PAGA claim is distinct from class or collective action claims, and is more like qui tam actions.
By Marcia Coyle
5 minute read
March 29, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Arbitration & PAGA | Wiley Rein's Shout-OutThe justices this morning hear the final case in a trio of arbitration arguments in the March session.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
March 28, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
War Powers & State Immunity | Andy Warhol's 'Fair Use' | SCOTUS LegitimacyThe justices this morning consider the scope of state sovereign immunity from suits for damages but in the unusual context of Congress's war powers and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act, or USERRA.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
March 28, 2022 | Law.com
Veteran Advocates at the Lectern | Jackson's Harvard Recusal | The Thomas ConundrumOf the 10 lawyers at the lectern, only one, a senior associate at Arnold & Porter, is making his debut.
By Marcia Coyle
9 minute read
March 25, 2022 | National Law Journal
Justices Say Navy Can Bar Unvaccinated SEALS From Deployment, Other DutiesJustice Brett Kavanaugh, in a concurring opinion, said the district court that ruled against the policy "in effect inserted itself into the Navy's chain of command, overriding military commanders' professional military judgments."
By Marcia Coyle
3 minute read