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Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
June 28, 2022 | National Law Journal
And even views that seem "off the wall" can become "on the wall" with the right messaging and a sympathetic court.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
June 27, 2022 | National Law Journal
"The run-of-the-mill judge anywhere in the United States is not going to have the knowledge to say this [restriction or regulation] is wrong or right unless there's the odd judge who has read a lot of history," one scholar of American history said. "Their political views will undoubtedly tell them how to evaluate this, what to use. It's very cynical, but true."
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
June 27, 2022 | National Law Journal
"Here, a government entity sought to punish an individual for engaging in a brief, quiet, personal religious observance doubly protected by the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote.
By Marcia Coyle
5 minute read
June 24, 2022 | National Law Journal
Friday's decision overturning "Roe v. Wade" raised concerns that decisions allowing privacy, birth control and same-sex marriage could be next.
By Marcia Coyle
5 minute read
June 24, 2022 | National Law Journal
"Now a new and bare majority of this court—acting at practically the first moment possible—overrules Roe and Casey," the joint dissenting opinion reads.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
June 24, 2022 | National Law Journal
As expected, Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote the opinion for the 6-3 majority. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
June 23, 2022 | National Law Journal
"To justify its regulation, the government may not simply posit that the regulation promotes an important interest. Rather, the government must demonstrate that the regulation is consistent with this nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation," Justice Clarence Thomas wrote.
By Marcia Coyle
5 minute read
June 23, 2022 | National Law Journal
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the Second Amendment was violated by a New York law requiring people to show a special need to defend themselves before they can get a concealed carry license.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
June 21, 2022 | National Law Journal
A 1982 Maine law excluding religious schools from a rural-area, public school tuition payment program is unconstitutional, a divided U.S. Supreme Court…
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
June 17, 2022 | National Law Journal
"This clearly damages the court," one ethics expert said of the latest news involving the 2020 election and Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
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