Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
November 23, 2022 | National Law Journal
GOP-Led States Tell SCOTUS: Keep Student Loan Program on IceThe states claim the Biden administration is using COVID-19 as a "pretext" to mask the president's "true goal" of fulfilling his campaign promise to erase student loan debt.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
November 22, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Death Decisions | End of Line, Again | Leaks & EthicsThe justices have been dealing with a flurry of last-minute death penalty applications. We have details. And the Insular Cases appear to be here to stay.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
November 22, 2022 | National Law Journal
SCOTUS Refuses to Bail Out Trump in House Fight Over Tax DocumentsThe order is likely the end of the road for Trump, who has tried for more than a year to keep the records away from Democrats.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
November 21, 2022 | National Law Journal
A Legal Alliance Against RacismMore than 300 law firms have joined forces to fight systemic race discrimination.
By Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
November 21, 2022 | National Law Journal
An Influence Scheme, Claims of Another Leak Roil Supreme CourtAllegations this weekend that the court's Hobby Lobby opinion was also leaked reignited calls for reforms.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
November 18, 2022 | National Law Journal
Biden Administration Asks SCOTUS to Intervene in Student Loan Forgiveness FightSolicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that the injunction issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit "leaves millions of economically vulnerable borrowers in limbo."
By Marcia Coyle
3 minute read
November 15, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Big Law Weighs In | 'Bad Boy' Sixth Circuit | SCOTUS & Election ResultsWe take a quick look at the law firms that have weighed in on some of the many amicus briefs in the election clause case coming up.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
November 14, 2022 | National Law Journal
Ethics Scholars Question Justice Thomas' Participation in Arizona Election Order"[Justice] Thomas should not have voted in any case about the election and now should not vote in any case about the investigation of the insurrection," one ethics expert said.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
November 11, 2022 | National Law Journal
Former Kagan Clerk Tapped for DOJ's Office of Legal CounselZachary Schauf spent nearly nine years at Jenner & Block before moving over to DOJ.
By Marcia Coyle
2 minute read
November 10, 2022 | National Law Journal
Don't Delay Trump Tax Return Release, House and Biden Administration Tell SCOTUSChief Justice John Roberts Jr. is handling a request for an emergency stay filed by lawyers representing the former president.
By Marcia Coyle
3 minute read