Jimmy Hoover covers the Supreme Court for The National Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @JimmyHooverDC.
June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Freezes EPA's 'Good Neighbor' Air Quality PlanThe Environmental Protection Agency "offered no reasoned response" to concerns that its method for designing a federal multistate plan would be inoperable once some states began to fall out of the plan, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority.
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal
'Devastating Blow': Divided Supreme Court Says SEC Cannot Seek Fines In-HouseJustice Sonia Sotomayor, in dissent, said court's broad reading of the Seventh Amendment right to jury trial could affect many federal agencies.
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma's $6B Bankruptcy Plan Over Sackler ProtectionsWhile recognizing the broad power of bankruptcy judges to discharge a debtor's debts, the court said "nothing permits a court to wipe a slate clean" for nondebtors such as the Sacklers when it comes to the future claims of third parties.
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Formally Announces Decision Punting Abortion CaseChief Justice John Roberts Jr. read the court's "per curiam," unsigned, decision in Moyle v. U.S. from the bench on Thursday, a day after the outcome of the case had been inadvertently disclosed on the court's website before being quickly removed.
By Jimmy Hoover
2 minute read
June 26, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Inadvertently Posts Abortion Ruling, Report StatesAccording to Bloomberg, the court briefly posted a copy of its ruling in the case Moyle v. U.S. on its website and revealed that a majority has voted to dismiss Idaho's appeal to reinstate its abortion law as "improvidently granted."
By Jimmy Hoover
8 minute read
June 26, 2024 | National Law Journal
Federal Bribery Law Doesn't Cover 'Gratuities,' High Court HoldsJustice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for a 6-3 majority, drew a distinction between payments for future acts and gifts for prior ones.
By Jimmy Hoover
3 minute read
June 26, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Throws Out Ruling Muzzling Biden Officials Over Social Media 'Misinformation'In its 6-3 decision, the high court held that a group of Republican states and individuals lacked standing to seek an injunction against federal officials' to get platforms like X, Facebook and YouTube to take down alleged misinformation.
By Jimmy Hoover
3 minute read
June 25, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court to Rain Down Blockbusters in Race to RecessThe justices have announced they will issue decisions Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in what many expect to be the final days before the court breaks for summer recess, though it has in the past taken until the first week of July to complete its work.
By Jimmy Hoover
14 minute read
June 24, 2024 | National Law Journal
Justices Will Clarify Federal Environmental Authority in Case Over Proposed Rail LineThe high court will decide whether the National Environmental Policy Act required the Surface Transportation Board to consider the effects of increased oil production anticipated by the rail line, though the STB has no regulatory authority over oil extraction and refinery operations.
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
June 24, 2024 | National Law Journal
High Court Takes Up Firefighter's ADA Suit Over Health Insurance PolicyThe question the justices have agreed to resolve is whether employees lose their right to sue for discriminatory benefits policies under the Americans with Disabilities Act when they leave their jobs.
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read