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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April 26, 2023 | National Law Journal

Roberts Fumbles a Handoff; Alito Scores With Dobbs

The chief justice has a miscue during oral arguments, while Alito enjoys praise in a Harvard journal.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

April 25, 2023 | National Law Journal

Roberts Declines Durbin's 'Invitation' to Testify on Ethics

Roberts cited "separation of powers concerns and the importance of preserving judicial independence" in declining an invitation to testify before senators about Supreme Court ethics reform.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

April 25, 2023 | National Law Journal

Justices Flummoxed By 'Fundamentally Foreign' Russian Business Spat

Russian businessman seeks to use RICO statute to collect arbitration award issued in London but with a U.S. connection.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

August 22, 2014 | National Law Journal

Court: No Speech Protection for Officer Who Spoke with Press

A former Mississippi corrections officer finds no First Amendment speech protection after he was fired for talking with reporters about the arrest of a college football player.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

August 20, 2014 | National Law Journal

WMATA Settles Whistleblower's Fraud Claims for $4.2M

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has agreed to pay $4.2 million to the feds for allegedly giving out uncompetitive software contracts that used federal funding, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

August 15, 2014 | National Law Journal

Sixth Circuit Revives Michigan Lifer's Hope for Parole

A Michigan man serving a life sentence for a 1987 drug offense will get a chance at parole after an appeals court revived his claim that the state parole board violated the Eighth Amendment in choosing not to review his case.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

August 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

Man Found Guilty of Violating Iran Embargo

A Maryland man faces up to 140 years in prison after a federal jury found him guilty on Monday of seven counts of exporting industrial goods and services to the embargoed country of Iran.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

August 06, 2014 | Supreme Court Brief

Justices Asked to Revive N.C.'s 'Choose Life' Tags

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