Jimmy Hoover covers the Supreme Court for The National Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @JimmyHooverDC.
June 12, 2024 | National Law Journal
Durbin Makes Doomed Effort to Force a Vote on Supreme Court Ethics Reform"Let's be clear, this is not about improving the court," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina. "This is about undermining the court."
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
June 11, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Eyes Major Cases on Climate Change, Voting Rights ActThe justices have called for the views of the U.S. solicitor general, a signal of their interest in perhaps taking up these issues next term.
By Jimmy Hoover
10 minute read
June 10, 2024 | National Law Journal
Justices Will Revisit Medicare Reimbursement Rates for Treating Older, Low-Income Disabled PatientsThe question presented is whether patients eligible for supplemental security income must currently be receiving SSI benefits for a hospital to claim a higher Medicare reimbursement from the U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services.
By Jimmy Hoover
2 minute read
June 10, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Takes Up Facebook's Appeal of Investors' User Data Scandal SuitThe question before the justices is whether public companies must disclose on Form 10-K to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission any risk that has occurred even if that event "presents no known risk of ongoing or future business harm."
By Jimmy Hoover
3 minute read
June 07, 2024 | National Law Journal
Tickets From Beyoncé and Sweet Book Deals: Justices Divulge Income, GiftsIn financial disclosures released Friday, members of the U.S. Supreme Court revealed how they supplemented their $285,400 salaries ($298,500 for the chief justice) in 2023.
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
June 06, 2024 | National Law Journal
Justices Stick Estate With High Tax Bill Over Life Insurance PolicyThe U.S. Supreme Court's decision "upsets the assumptions of many practitioners that the proceeds of life insurance used to redeem a deceased shareholder are not factored into the estate tax calculation," said tax attorney Joel Carpenter.
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
June 06, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Says Insurer Can Object to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy PlanJustice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the court, stated that an insurer is a "party in interest" that can object when it "may be directly and adversely affected by the reorganization plan."
By Jimmy Hoover
2 minute read
June 06, 2024 | National Law Journal
Divided Supreme Court Sides With Tribes in Dispute Over Health Care Reimbursements"Aside from being inconsistent with the statute's text, IHS's [the Indian Health Service's] failure to cover contract support costs for healthcare funded by program income inflicts a penalty on tribes for opting in favor of greater self-determination," Chief Justice Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority.
By Jimmy Hoover
6 minute read
June 05, 2024 | National Law Journal
EPA Venue Challenge, Trademark Rule Fight, Maritime Issue Are Leading Supreme Court Petitions From MayERISA, regulations governing pharmacy benefit managers and a social media giant's fight against a federal warrant also come to the justices.
By Jimmy Hoover
9 minute read
June 04, 2024 | National Law Journal
Musk's X Corp. Mounts Supreme Court Challenge to Jack Smith's Trump WarrantX claims the nondisclosure order for Donald Trump's private messages was improper and that the company should have been allowed to give the former president, or his representative, the opportunity to assert executive privilege.
By Jimmy Hoover
3 minute read
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