Jimmy Hoover

May 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The weakness of Jones's mitigating evidence contrasts sharply with the strength of the aggravating circumstances," Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote in the majority's rejection of Danny Lee Jones's claim of having received ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

May 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for the court.

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

May 29, 2024 | National Law Journal

"A reasonable person who is not motivated by political or ideological considerations or a desire to affect the outcome of Supreme Court cases would conclude that this event does not meet the applicable standard for recusal," the justice wrote in a letter to lawmakers.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

May 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

"(N)othing prevents the people of Florida and other affected States from revising their jury practices to ensure no government in this country may send a person to prison without the unanimous assent of 12 of his peers," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

May 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

According to the city, the EPA's ocean wastewater permit contains "generic" prohibitions on violating applicable water standards without specifying exactly how much pollution can occur without risking enforcement under the federal Clean Water Act.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

May 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

"PBMs [pharmacy benefit managers] have had a profound and profoundly negative effect on pharmacies and the patients who rely on them," Clement wrote in the petition for Supreme Court review.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

May 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

"A defendant's 'history of criminal activity' does not 'cease to exist' merely because the crime was later redefined," Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote for the majority.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

May 23, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Where, as here, parties have agreed to two contracts—one sending arbitrability disputes to arbitration, and the other either explicitly or implicitly sending arbitrability disputes to the courts—a court must decide which contract governs," Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

May 23, 2024 | National Law Journal

In the majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito Jr. credited assertions from the state's GOP legislators that mapmakers used election and not racial data to achieve a partisan advantage for Republicans.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

May 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

Lawyers hoping to win must appeal to the judicial methodologies in vogue at the high court. These days, that means homing in on statutory text and diving into constitutional history.

By Jimmy Hoover

7 minute read