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Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
November 26, 2020 | National Law Journal
"It is a significant matter to override determinations made by public health officials concerning what is necessary for public safety in the midst of a deadly pandemic," the chief justice wrote.
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November 12, 2020 | National Law Journal
"The plan gives us the opportunity to see a larger universe of applicants and ensures that we are better able to evaluate them," said Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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November 10, 2020 | National Law Journal
"It's hard for you to argue that Congress intended the entire act to fall when the same Congress that lowered the penalty to zero did not even try to repeal the rest of the act," Roberts told Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins. "I think they wanted the court to do that but it's not our job."
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November 2, 2020 | National Law Journal
Barrett will have many more opportunities this month to reveal her approach and concerns, particularly if the justices are drawn into post-election disputes.
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November 2, 2020 | National Law Journal
"Today's action by the Supreme Court represents an important step in vindicating the right to protest—the rights of all Americans to speak, assemble, and petition their government," Mckesson's lawyer said in a statement.
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October 30, 2020 | National Law Journal
Brendan Duffy, a former associate at Covington & Burling, will rejoin Barrett, for whom he clerked at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
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October 26, 2020 | National Law Journal
Discarding the rule Republicans established to block Barack Obama's appointment of Merrick Garland in the 2016 election cycle, the Senate confirmed Trump nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Monday evening in a 52-48 vote.
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October 14, 2020 | National Law Journal
"So I think that it's an academic question that wouldn't arise, but it's something that I can't opine on, particularly because it does lie at the base of substantive due process doctrine, which is something that continues to be litigated in courts today," Barrett said Wednesday.
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October 13, 2020 | National Law Journal
Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, writing the government's contention was contrary to "repeated assertions to the courts below that it could not meet the statutory deadline under any circumstances."
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October 13, 2020 | National Law Journal
"And I'm answering a lot of questions about 'Roe,' which I think indicates that 'Roe' doesn't fall in that category," Barrett said.
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