Jimmy Hoover

July 21, 2023 | National Law Journal

The court's refusal to stay James Barber's execution "allows Alabama to experiment again with a human life," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in dissent.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

July 20, 2023 | National Law Journal

"You got the votes to get it out of here, but this thing's dead as fried chicken on the Senate floor," warned Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

July 18, 2023 | Law.com

Supreme Court will consider if the doctrine it created in 1984 should remain.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 30, 2023 | National Law Journal

Court's liberal minority notched early wins but suffered defeats in the terms hot-button issues, including affirmative action and gay rights.

By Jimmy Hoover

9 minute read

June 30, 2023 | National Law Journal

In 6-3 vote, the court says the president overstepped his statutory authority in announcing loan forgiveness for up to 43 million Americans.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

June 30, 2023 | National Law Journal

The justices say the First Amendment bars Colorado from forcing a religious web designer from making custom wedding sites for same-sex couples.

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

June 29, 2023 | Supreme Court Brief

The Supreme Court's 6-3 vote against affirmative action in college admissions strikes at the heart of a debate the justices know all too well.

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

June 29, 2023 | National Law Journal

The justices split 6-3 along ideological lines in a ruling against Harvard and the University of North Carolina condemning the use of race in college admissions.

By Jimmy Hoover

9 minute read

June 27, 2023 | National Law Journal

While most respondents urged the court to deem the appeal moot, Common Cause's attorney Neal Katyal pressed the justices to reject the election theory before next year's election. The strategy paid off.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

June 27, 2023 | National Law Journal

Sharply divided Supreme Court rejects railway company's due process challenge to jurisdictional statute.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read