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Posted on July 10, 2015
Here’s a clip of me on C-SPAN taking viewer calls on the big Supreme Court rulings of the term that just ended and looking a bit ahead to next term.
Posted on July 8, 2015
The Supreme Court’s 2014 term is over, with the court issuing a flurry of major rulings on same-sex marriage, Obamacare, the death penalty and housing discrimination, among others. Here are a few of the stories I wrote on some of the biggest cases and the court as a whole toward the end of the term: […]
Posted on July 3, 2014
The 2013-2014 Supreme Court term is over. Here are a few stories I wrote that touch upon some of the key rulings and themes: U.S. birth control ruling fuels battle over corporate rights [story] U.S. justices uphold firms’ religious objections to contraception [story] U.S. Supreme Court’s milestone ruling protects cellphone privacy [story] U.S. high court […]
Posted on December 26, 2013
In February I joined Reuters as Supreme Court reporter. Here are a few highlights from the last 11 months: Gay marriage gets big boost in two Supreme Court rulings: Final report on the day of the Supreme Court’s two big rulings related to gay marriage in June 2013. Chamber of Commerce turns to small courts […]
Posted on February 17, 2013
I recently started a new job as Supreme Court correspondent for Reuters. As a result, I probably won’t be posting much here. If you’re interested, check out my Twitter feed for updates on action at the court.
Posted on December 17, 2012
The Newtown-Conn.-based National Shooting Sports Foundation is challenging the federal government’s authority to seek data on semi-automatic rifle sales. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case January 9. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives — ATF — had asked dealers […]
Posted on December 6, 2012
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. put the spotlight on the federal government’s rulemaking process this week during the argument in a Clean Water Act case. It prompted a debate of epic proportions — if you work inside the Beltway. The focus was on the unexpected speed in which the Obama administration drafted and finalized […]
Posted on September 28, 2012
The new Supreme Court terms kicks off next Monday, so here’s a little summary of the upcoming cases I have written about recently: A round-up of the environment-related cases that are scheduled for argument (Greenwire). A report from Arkansas on Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. U.S., the takings/property rights case to be argued Oct. […]
Posted on September 19, 2012
Justice Antonin Scalia has had so much publicity for his new book (co-written with Bryan Garner) that I was curious how well it’s been selling. It turns out that Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts is somewhat less popular that Jeffrey Toobin’s Supreme Court potboiler The Oath, which purports to lift the lid on […]
Posted on August 28, 2012
Last night, my wife and I watched a recent documentary, The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, about the notorious Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis. We had an interesting discussion afterward, prompted largely by our professional perspectives on the issue. She writes about architecture. I write about the law. I found the film to be fascinating, largely […]
Lawrence Hurley 