Marcia coyles new book the roberts court the struggle for the constitution simon schuster 2013 offers an account of supreme court politics by one of the nations best legal reporters coyle is chief washington correspondent for the national law journal and a regular commentator on the pbs newshour she covers the court daily her account of the courts activity ends with the . The roberts court is richly analytical and meticulously carefuleven handed and full of smart analysiscoyles shrewd reading of the cases is supplemented by skillful reporting on those who practice before the courtits not the modest court that its chief once proposed to the contrary it is assertive relevant and a bit scary and worthy of this useful book. The roberts court seven years old sits at the center of a constitutional maelstrom through four landmark decisions marcia coyle one of the most prestigious experts on the supreme court reveals the fault lines in the conservative dominated court led by chief justice john roberts jrseven minutes after president obama put his signature to a landmark national health care insurance program . The roberts court seven years old sits at the center of a constitutional maelstrom through four landmark decisions marcia coyle one of the most prestigious experts on the supreme court reveals the fault lines in the conservative dominated court led by chief justice john roberts jr. The roberts court the struggle for the constitution item preview remove circle share or embed this item embed embed for the roberts court the struggle for the constitution by coyle marcia publication date 2013 topics roberts john g 1955 united states supreme court history 21st century political questions and judicial power united states history 21st century