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Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
July 8, 2020 | National Law Journal
"The court is not only wrong on the facts, but its error also risks upending antidiscrimination protections for many employees of religious entities," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in her dissent. The court ruled 7-2, led by Justice Samuel Alito Jr., to extend job bias laws for church-run schools.
By Marcia Coyle
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July 8, 2020 | National Law Journal
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, said in dissent: "Today, for the first time, the court casts totally aside countervailing rights and interests in its zeal to secure religious rights to the nth degree."
By Marcia Coyle
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July 6, 2020 | National Law Journal
Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment. "In my view, the Constitution is silent on states' authority to bind electors in voting," Thomas wrote.
By Marcia Coyle
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July 2, 2020 | National Law Journal
Additionally, the justices added five cases to next term's argument docket, including a dispute between the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. House of Representatives over release of the full investigative report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller III.
By Marcia Coyle
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June 29, 2020 | National Law Journal
Among progressives, there was a sense that Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., although providing the key vote to strike down a restrictive state abortion clinic law, had left open a broader challenge to reproductive rights.
By Marcia Coyle
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June 29, 2020 | National Law Journal
"The result in this case is controlled by our decision four years ago invalidating a nearly identical Texas law," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. in his concurrence in the judgment.
By Marcia Coyle
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June 18, 2020 | National Law Journal
After ruling against the Trump administration's move to end DACA, the chief justice again found himself criticized by conservatives. The opinion followed one earlier this week where Roberts joined the majority in backing LGBT workplace protections.
By Marcia Coyle
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June 18, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. led the court in ruling 5-4 that the Trump administration had failed to address important factors bearing on its decision to wind down the program and that failure violated the federal law known as the Administrative Procedure Act.
By Marcia Coyle | Michael Marciano
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June 17, 2020 | National Law Journal
The pending cases raise questions involving the intersection of religion and anti-discrimination laws, an issue left unresolved by the justices' landmark decision extending workplace anti-bias protections to gay, lesbian and transgender employees.
By Marcia Coyle
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June 15, 2020 | National Law Journal
Monday's landmark win for LGBT workers revealed intense disagreements within the court's conservative wing. Justice Samuel Alito called the majority decision, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, "breathtaking" in its "arrogance." Added Kavanaugh: "The best way for judges to demonstrate that we are deciding cases based on the ordinary meaning of the law is to walk the walk."
By Marcia Coyle
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