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Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
September 22, 2018 | National Law Journal
The agreement came after an intense and short period of negotiation between Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Christine Blasey Ford's legal team.
By Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
September 6, 2018 | National Law Journal
Sen. Kamala Harris grilled the nominee over any conversations with lawyers at Kasowitz Benson Torres about the Mueller investigation. Kavanaugh testified Thursday: "I don't recall any conversations of that kind with anyone at that law firm," Kavanaugh told Hatch.
By Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
September 5, 2018 | National Law Journal
"It was a gut punch for me. It was a gut punch for the judiciary. I was shocked, and disappointed, angry, swirl of emotions," Kavanaugh testified Wednesday about when he learned of the sexual harassment claims against Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit.
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
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August 31, 2018 | National Law Journal
Two state petitions in the U.S. Supreme Court ask the justices to uphold the termination of Planned Parenthood's participation in the state Medicaid program. In the federal appeals courts, several cases are advancing efforts to restrict access to abortions.
By Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
August 30, 2018 | National Law Journal
Under the direction of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department said Thursday that Harvard's race-conscious admissions process "significantly disadvantages Asian-American applicants." Harvard's lawyers at WilmerHale dispute this, and they argue admissions officers "carefully consider each applicant in his or her entirety."
By Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
August 3, 2018 | National Law Journal
"Our sharp disagreement rate—34 percent of all signed opinions—was considerably higher than in prior terms," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said this week, reviewing the term. The video, posted Friday, is below.
By Marcia Coyle
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August 1, 2018 | National Law Journal
Text and original public meaning were the most important tools in interpreting the Constitution, said Rachel Kovner, an assistant to the U.S. solicitor general who's a Trump nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Kovner appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for her confirmation hearing.
By Marcia Coyle
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June 27, 2018 | National Law Journal
"Please permit me by this letter to express my profound gratitude for having had the privilege to seek in each case how best to know, interpret, and defend the Constitution and the laws that must always conform to its mandates and promises," Kennedy said in a letter to President Trump.
By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro
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June 27, 2018 | National Law Journal
Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote that the majority recognized that the loss of payments from nonmembers may cause unions to experience "unpleasant transition costs in the short term." However, he added, "We must weigh these disadvantages against the considerable windfall that unions have received under Abood for the past 41 years."
By Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
June 26, 2018 | National Law Journal
"We express no view on the soundness of the policy. We simply hold today that plaintiffs have not demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits of their constitutional claim," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority.
By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro
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