Jimmy Hoover

August 06, 2014 |

North Carolina state legislators want the U.S. Supreme Court to review a February appeals court decision that blocked the state from issuing a "Choose Life" specialty license plate without offering drivers a pro-choice alternative.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

July 21, 2014 |

Lawyers for the Marriott hotel say its Islamabad franchiser should bear responsibility for security against terrorism.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

July 21, 2014 |

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

July 18, 2014 |

The U.S. Sentencing Commission on Friday unanimously approved a measure to reduce sentences for certain federal drug offenders by an average of 25 months.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

July 08, 2014 |

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, pressed his threat to sue President Obama over his executive orders, saying that Obama has “consistently overstepped his authority under the Constitution.” Legal scholars question the viability of any suit.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

July 08, 2014 |

The presiding judge in the criminal case against a suspected ringleader of the attack on an American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, disclosed his wife's former ties to the U.S. Department of Justice during a hearing on Tuesday.

By Zoe Tillman and Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 30, 2014 |

Google on Monday lost its bid to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling that permits wiretap claims against the company to move forward.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

June 27, 2014 |

An Omaha man failed to convince a federal appeals court to overturn his conviction for pointing a laser at a police helicopter whose pilots said they were temporarily blinded by the refraction of the beam.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 25, 2014 |

Google wants the world to know the company doesn't spy. In the U.S. Supreme Court, Google is fighting a ruling in a class action that alleges violations of federal wiretap law.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 25, 2014 |

Entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos looking to incorporate drones into their business practices will have to wait a little longer, according to a proposed rule from the Federal Aviation Administration about safety procedures for the operators of unmanned aerial systems. The message was clear: hobbyists only.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read