Politics Jun 13 Former Giffords Aide Wins Special House Election: AZ Public Media Reports // Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords helped propel her one-time aide Ron Barber to victory in the days leading up to Tuesday's special election. Barber beat Republican Jesse Kelly, Giffords' 2010 challenger, 52 percent to 46 percent. Christopher Conover…
Politics Jan 23 Marcia Coyle: Court Moves ‘Carefully’ to Balance Rights in GPS Ruling The Supreme Court's decision Monday -- saying police must have a warrant before attaching a GPS tracker to vehicles -- shows the court "wants to move carefully" in weighing the privacy rights of individuals against law enforcement's need for…
Politics May 23 Marcia Coyle: ‘It’s Homestretch Time at the Supreme Court’ Supreme Court (Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images) Monday's sharply divided ruling ordering California to release tens of thousands of inmates from its overcrowded prisons was just one of several widely-anticipated decisions the Supreme Court is expected to issue…
Politics Mar 30 ‘Rawhide Down’: Former Secret Service Agent Revisits Reagan Shooting Scene At 2:27 p.m. on March 30, 1981, John Hinckley, Jr. opened fire from behind a ropeline at the Washington Hilton Hotel. It took him less than two seconds to wound President Ronald Reagan, Press Secretary James Brady, Secret Service Officer…
Politics Feb 22 The Toxic Revenger: Supreme Court Considers a Crime of Passion On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that has it all: passion, betrayal, revenge, and hair loss. There's something for everyone, including constitutional law scholars, political strategists, readers of supermarket tabloids, and groups pushing to repeal…
Politics Dec 07 Supreme Court Watch: Marcia Coyle on Workplace Discrimination Case Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal was inside the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday for arguments on the scope of job discrimination protection in Thompson v. North American Stainless. We asked Coyle some questions on the case. The…
Politics Oct 06 Inside The Supreme Court: Marcia Coyle on Military Funeral Protests Attorney Margie Phelps argues for the respondents in Snyder v. Phelps. Courtroom sketch courtesy William Hennessy Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal was inside the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to hear arguments in a much anticipated case…
Politics Oct 05 Inside the Supreme Court: Marcia Coyle on NASA Background Checks Case Courtroom sketch courtesy William Hennessy How much personal information should a job applicant have to give up to a prospective employer? That's the question the Supreme Court wrestled with Tuesday as it heard arguments in the privacy case…
Politics Sep 29 Supreme Court Preview: Marcia Coyle on the Cases and Justices to Watch Do a Kansas preacher and his anti-gay followers have a constitutional right to picket and protest during the burial of a Marine who was killed in Iraq? How far can the government go in checking the background of a potential…
Politics Jul 21 Boehner Says Tea Party Activists Are ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ Minnesota Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann did not ask House Minority Leader John Boehner for permission before launching her new Tea Party Caucus, which met for the first time Wednesday. In a luncheon sponsored by the Christian…