Jimmy Hoover
Jimmy Hoover covers the Supreme Court for The National Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @JimmyHooverDC.
January 22, 2025 | Supreme Court Brief
'We Neither Like Nor Dislike the Fifth Circuit'A debate about "forum-shopping" dominated Tuesday's Supreme Court hearing.
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
January 21, 2025 | National Law Journal
Justices Grill US Government in Venue Dispute Over FDA Vape ChallengesThe U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of the government's attempt to limit the number of Food and Drug Administration denials appealed by vape retailers in the Fifth Circuit.
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
January 21, 2025 | Supreme Court Brief
In Vape Case, A Debate Over Forum ShoppingIn FDA v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor, the Supreme Court will consider the lengths vape companies can go to get their regulatory challenges before a sympathetic Fifth Circuit.
By Jimmy Hoover
6 minute read
January 17, 2025 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Will Hear Religious Parents' Bid to Opt Out of LGBTQ-Themed School BooksThe justices have agreed to consider whether parents have a constitutional right to prevent their children from being assigned LGBTQ-themed books in public school.
By Jimmy Hoover
3 minute read
January 17, 2025 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Upholds Law Requiring TikTok's Divestiture or ShutdownThe justices rejected TikTok’s challenge to a law requiring that the app be sold or shut down by Sunday, holding that it does "not violate petitioners’ First Amendment rights."
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
January 16, 2025 | National Law Journal
Former Thomas Clerk Sarah Harris to Serve as Acting Solicitor GeneralThe Williams & Connolly partner will temporarily steer the U.S. Solicitor General's Office until the expected Senate confirmation of Trump's pick, John Sauer.
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
January 16, 2025 | Supreme Court Brief
The Supreme Court Takes on PornThe justices wrestled with the First Amendment in a case involving a Texas law requiring sexually explicit websites to verify the ages of their users, leading to some colorful questions from the bench.
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
January 15, 2025 | National Law Journal
High Court Rejects 'Heightened' Standard for Employers Defending FLSA CasesThe Supreme Court unanimously held that employers need only show by a "preponderance of the evidence" that a worker is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Jimmy Hoover
2 minute read
January 15, 2025 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Appears Sympathetic to Law Requiring Porn Sites to Verify Users' AgeThe justices cited the "explosion" of online porn addiction and the difficulties of content filtering during a Wednesday challenge to a Texas age verification law for sexually explicit websites.
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
January 15, 2025 | Supreme Court Brief
A Simple 'Trial Lawyer' Goes to the Supreme CourtChicago trial lawyer Chris Gair delivered the "humblest answer I've ever heard from the Supreme Court podium," said Justice Elena Kagan.
By Jimmy Hoover
6 minute read
