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Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
September 19, 2020 | National Law Journal
"She spent her life fighting for the equality of all people, and she was a pathbreaking champion of women's rights," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said. "She served our court and country with consummate dedication, tirelessness, and passion for justice. She has left a legacy few could rival."
By Marcia Coyle
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September 18, 2020 | National Law Journal
"Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature," said Chief Justice John Roberts.
By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro
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September 18, 2020 | National Law Journal
"An attorney who formerly clerked for a justice is 16% more likely to capture that justice's vote than an otherwise identical attorney who never clerked," the authors of a new study assert.
By Marcia Coyle
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July 30, 2020 | National Law Journal
"He obviously has centered himself not just physically but figuratively at the very center of the court," the former U.S. appeals court judge said during an American Bar Association review of the Supreme Court term. "The upshot was some surprising results."
By Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
July 23, 2020 | National Law Journal
"We cannot dismiss the disparaging statements in this case as mere stylistic flourishes or vigorous advocacy," Judge Amul Thapar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit wrote.
By Marcia Coyle
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July 17, 2020 | National Law Journal
"I have often said I would remain a member of the court as long as I can do the job full steam," Ginsburg said Friday. "I remain fully able to do that."
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 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
1 minute read
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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June 15, 2020 | Daily Report Online
The decision stems from Clayton County's firing of Gerald Bostock as a child welfare services coordinator, which he said was based on his supervisors' discovery that he was gay. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit had applied its 39-year-old precedent holding "discharge for homosexuality is not prohibited by Title VII."
By Marcia Coyle
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