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Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
December 8, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
In back-to-back arguments Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped back in time nearly a half century, questioning long-held assumptions and decisions on the meaning of the constitutional principle of "one person, one vote." The time travel was obviously frustrating to some justices and some of the lawyers in the two separate cases before them.
By Marcia Coyle
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December 7, 2015 | National Law Journal
During his long career in the law, retired Justice John Paul Stevens has earned many accolades and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Add now to that list: film star.
By Marcia Coyle
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December 7, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
In 2014, Neal Katyal scored the biggest victory for Indian tribes in the U.S. Supreme Court in at least 25 years. On Monday, his chances of another tribal win before a high court generally hostile to those interests appeared poor.
By Marcia Coyle
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December 7, 2015 | National Law Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied review of a closely watched gun rights case over the strong objection of Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia. In a rare dissent from denial of review in Friedman v. City of Highland Park, Illinois, Thomas scolded lower federal courts—including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which ruled in the case—for misinterpreting the high court's 2008 decision that declared an individual right to bear arms under the Second Amendment.
By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro
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December 2, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
U.S. Supreme Court justices have looked at your petition for review a whopping seven times without deciding whether to take it. Are you in relist limbo without a chance of the redemptive four votes needed to open the courtroom gates?
By Marcia Coyle
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December 1, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
When he served as U.S. attorney for South Dakota and chairman of the U.S. Justice Department's Native American Issues subcommittee, Brendan Johnson learned firsthand the quality of Indian tribal courts. Today, he doesn't like the picture of tribal justice that a multibillion-dollar corporation is painting for the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Marcia Coyle
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November 30, 2015 | National Law Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the Obama administration for its views on a controversial case that tests whether a U.S. Border Patrol agent violated the Fourth Amendment when he shot and killed a Mexican teenager standing on Mexican soil. The high court's action in Hernandez v. Mesa is a signal that the justices are interested in the dispute and could grant full review at a later date. Several U.S. government agencies were named parties at earlier stages of the case, but in the appeal now before the court, only the Border Patrol agent is named as a defendant.
By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro
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November 30, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gets little respect and deference from the Roberts Court in general, and from its more conservative members in particular. But Justice Samuel Alito Jr.'s frustration seemed justified Monday when he asked during arguments why the agency doesn't "just change the rule" that's created a deep split in the lower courts over when someone who quits a job because of illegal discrimination can bring a claim for so-called constructive discharge.
By Marcia Coyle
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November 24, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
Fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court's 2013 blockbuster voting rights decision has reached the justices in two multimillion-dollar battles over attorney fees.
By Marcia Coyle
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November 19, 2015 | National Law Journal
Against a contentious national debate over immigration and refugee policies, the U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's "unprecedented nationwide injunction" against the Obama administration's plans to temporarily defer deportation of nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants. The administration said the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit warranted "immediate review."
By Marcia Coyle
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