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Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
February 18, 2021 | National Law Journal
Last year, Jeffrey Wall, then the acting U.S. solicitor general, defended the Trump administration's race to the Supreme Court. "I don't think anybody is defending the current state of affairs as a good or stable one," Wall said. "But we have faced an unprecedented situation in the lower courts and we have felt compelled to respond in an unprecedented way."
By Marcia Coyle
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February 12, 2021 | National Law Journal
The veteran U.S. Supreme Court lawyer and conservative stalwart days ago joined a chorus of prominent lawyers taking positions against Donald Trump.
By Marcia Coyle
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February 12, 2021 | National Law Journal
What would a conviction take, the prominent Gibson Dunn partner said, "if it isn't encouraging, condoning and inciting an attempt at a violent overthrow of the government of the United States in the Capitol Building at a time when Congress is performing one of the most important constitutional responsibilities given to it?"
By Marcia Coyle
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February 11, 2021 | National Law Journal
"I always hoped that he would turn out to be an anomaly, and in the public at large, not just the Republican Party, that there would be a broad consensus that he was unfit in every way. Over time, it became clear that there wasn't a broad consensus," the veteran Supreme Court advocate said in an interview.
By Marcia Coyle
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February 10, 2021 | National Law Journal
In a letter to the clerk of the court, Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler wrote: "Following the change in administration, the Department of Justice has reconsidered the government's position in these cases."
By Marcia Coyle
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February 8, 2021 | National Law Journal
"He is a person of exceptional talent and great personal integrity," the late Justice William Brennan Jr. wrote in a letter in 1995. "I have had over 100 law clerks and Merrick is one of the best."
By Marcia Coyle
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February 3, 2021 | National Law Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court's first 5-4 decision in an argued case this term arrived Wednesday in an unheralded yet intricate statutory interpretation challenge prompting the unusual alignment of two conservative justices with the court's three liberal members.
By Marcia Coyle
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February 1, 2021 | National Law Journal
"It's a good start that the Biden administration is not rushing to defend Trump's illegal wall in court, but just hitting the brakes isn't enough," a leading ACLU lawyer said.
By Marcia Coyle
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January 25, 2021 | National Law Journal
"How will this decision be explained? Will the Senate say that they decided that the Chief Justice cannot preside or just need not? And will the Chief say anything about this?" one law professor wrote.
By Marcia Coyle
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January 21, 2021 | National Law Journal
"The ability to try, convict, and disqualify former officials is an important deterrent against future misconduct," the scholars, representing conservative and liberal backgrounds, wrote in an open statement.
By Marcia Coyle
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