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.

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November 30, 2023 | Supreme Court Brief

Bombshell Or Bust: Justices Debate Fallout Of Potential Ruling in SEC Case

"The extent of impact of government agencies on daily life today is enormously more significant than it was 50 years ago," said Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

November 29, 2023 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Seems Ready to Blunt SEC Administrative Law Proceedings

The issue before the justices concerns whether the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial applies to agency courts when a civil fine is sought.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

November 29, 2023 | Supreme Court Brief

Alito's Bad Coworkers and Kagan's Vote Of Confidence

In search of a hypothetical, Justice Samuel Alito Jr. speaks of "obnoxious" colleagues and Justice Elena Kagan says Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shortchanged herself.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

November 28, 2023 | National Law Journal

Georgia Faces Hot Supreme Court Bench for Scrapping Acquittal in Double Jeopardy Case

"An acquittal is an acquittal is an acquittal since time immemorial," Justice Neil Gorsuch said.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

November 28, 2023 | Supreme Court Brief

Jackson, Kavanaugh Debate Purpose of Armed Career Criminal Act

The two justices voiced different views of congressional intent regarding the sentence-enhancement law.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

November 27, 2023 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Splinters at Hearing on Sentencing Enhancements

Justices weigh the balance between the Armed Career Criminal Act and the Controlled Substances Act's ever-changing schedule of illegal drugs, upon which firearm sentences can be increased.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

November 27, 2023 | Supreme Court Brief

The Week Ahead: The SEC's Big Test

The Supreme Court will hear cases regarding the Constitution's bar on double jeopardy and the right to a jury trial in civil cases involving monetary damages.

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

November 22, 2023 | National Law Journal

When Supreme Court Pros Came Calling, Client Stuck With Local Lawyer

"I think there's something romantic about the idea that a small-town lawyer could argue their way all the way up to the Supreme Court," James Freed said of his attorney, Victoria Ferres.

By Jimmy Hoover

10 minute read