About Marcia
NewsHour regular, Marcia Coyle, is Chief Washington Correspondent for The National Law Journal where she covers the U.S. Supreme Court and national legal issues.
Marcia’s Recent Stories
Politics Dec 24
The Trump administration’s emergency requests to watch at the Supreme CourtThe U.S. Supreme Court doesn't return to the bench for arguments until Jan. 7, but that doesn't mean work stops.
Politics Nov 26
How an SUV will test the limits of the 8th Amendment, and more cases to watchA $42,000 Land Rover SUV is at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court battle this week over whether one of our rights protects us from certain actions by state and local governments.
Politics Sep 03
Why should you watch Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings? Here’s where he stands on key issuesIdeology has and does count.
Politics Jul 11
Column: Why replacing the ‘swing’ justice ignites warring passions of special interest groupsWhat happened after Justice Sandra Day O'Connor left and Justice Samuel Alito Jr. took her seat is a window into why filling the Kennedy seat will be a high-stakes battle.
Nation Jun 04
4 major cases to watch from the Supreme Court this termThis Supreme Court term feels more politically fraught than recent ones for two reasons: the extreme partisanship dominating the relationships between the executive and legislative branches, and the nature of the remaining cases to be decided.
Nation Apr 16
Analysis: The constitutional showdown over President Donald Trump’s travel banIn Trump v. Hawaii, the Trump Administration seeks to reverse lower court rulings that found legal and constitutional failures with the third version of the travel ban. Here's what you need to know.
Nation Mar 19
Analysis: In the Supreme Court this month, abortion is the elephant in the (court)roomThere are two major challenges in the Supreme Court's two-week session beginning March 19. Here's what we're watching.
Politics Feb 19
Analysis: The 3 Supreme Court cases you should be watching closely this monthThe justices could rule in any of these cases at any time.
Nation Feb 08
Analysis: How an Uber employee’s #MeToo story could shape an employee rights case at the Supreme CourtEmployees, usually as a condition of employment, sign employment contracts containing arbitration agreements. The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether they violate federal labor laws.
Nation Jan 05
Analysis: Voting rights and search and seizure heat up January’s Supreme Court termJustices will return to, among other things, an issue that continues to roil national politics: voting rights.
