Marcia Coyle

Marcia Coyle (born 1952) is an American legal reporter. She covered the United States Supreme Court for The National Law Journal for almost thirty years until retiring from the Journal in 2022.^[1] She is a regular contributing reporter to the PBS News Hour on matters concerning the Supreme Court.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Coyle grew up in Pennsylvania.^[3] She earned a BA from Hood College,^[4] a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law.^[1][2]

Career

In 1974, Coyle began working as a journalist for the Call-Chronicle of Allentown, Pennsylvania.^[1] She got her start at the paper writing obituaries.^[3] She later covered state government and politics, and was based in the state capital of Harrisburg.^[3] In 1984, the Call-Chronicle opened a Washington bureau and assigned Coyle to organize and oversee it.^[3][5] She was hired by The National Law Journal in 1987^[1] and ultimately became the Journal's chief Washington correspondent.^[6][7] In the late 2000s, Coyle began providing news analysis on the U.S. Supreme Court for the PBS News Hour and continues to do so in 2025.^[8][9]

In 1995, she contributed to the book A Year in the Life of the Supreme Court.^[10] In 2013, she authored the book The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution.^[11][12]

Coyle retired from The National Law Journal in December 2022.^[1]

Awards and honors

Coyle received the 1992 George Polk Award for Legal Reporting.^[13] In November 2000, she received the Toni House Journalism Award from the American Judicature Society for her total body of work.^[2][14] In 2021, she received the Gavel Award of the American Judges Association.^[15]

Personal

Coyle married Raymond E. DiBiagio Jr. in May 1984 and sometimes uses the name Marcia Coyle DiBiagio.^[16][17]