Jimmy Hoover covers the Supreme Court for The National Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @JimmyHooverDC.
April 25, 2024 | National Law Journal
In Trump Case, Supreme Court Appears Open to Narrow Presidential Immunity"This case has huge implications for the presidency, for the future of the presidency, for the future of the country, in my view," Justice Brett Kavanaugh said.
By Jimmy Hoover
10 minute read
April 25, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief
Not So Fast, We're Not Done Yet"This has been a gift not only to the lawyers but also the justices and we are grateful," Chief Justice John Roberts said of Georgetown Law's Supreme Court Institute.
By Jimmy Hoover
6 minute read
April 24, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Appears Closely Divided Over Idaho's Near-Total Abortion BanThe U.S. government has sued Idaho arguing the state's Defense of Life Act, under which doctors could face prison and lose their licenses for terminating pregnancies, conflicts with the federal 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
By Jimmy Hoover
7 minute read
April 24, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief
Beating Dead Horses and Sigmund Freud TattoosThe Freud tattoo was a colorful detail in an otherwise complicated oral argument Tuesday about immigration law and whether U.S. citizens can challenge visa denials for their noncitizen spouses.
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
April 23, 2024 | National Law Journal
Justices Seemingly Balk at Deferring to NLRB in Starbucks Appeal of InjunctionThe Supreme Court appeared to lean toward vacating the Sixth Circuit's more relaxed standard for issuing such an injunction while re-affirming what Starbucks says is the traditional four-part test for such relief.
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
April 23, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief
Lisa Blatt Makes History With 50 ArgumentsThe University of Texas School of Law grad brings a swashbuckling, no-holds-barred approach to high court oral advocacy that is unique in the staid world of appellate law.
By Jimmy Hoover
6 minute read
April 22, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Takes Up 'Ghost Gun' Appeal From Biden AdministrationThe justices' decision to review the case comes as they also weigh the administration's appeals in defense of laws and regulations against "bump stocks" and suspected domestic abusers owning guns.
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
April 22, 2024 | National Law Journal
Justices to Examine Meaning of 'Prevailing Party' in Attorney Fees DisputesThe U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a party "must obtain a ruling that conclusively decides the merits in its favor," rather than just a preliminary injunction, to obtain attorney fees in a civil rights suit.
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
April 22, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Appears Wary of Challenge to Anti-Camping Laws Aimed at Homeless"Municipalities have competing priorities," said Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. "Why would you think that these nine people [on the Supreme Court] are the best people to judge and weigh those policy judgments?"
By Jimmy Hoover
8 minute read
April 22, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief
America's Homeless Crisis Reaches Supreme CourtThe case is serving as a microcosm of the national debate over how to respond to homelessness.
By Jimmy Hoover
6 minute read
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