Jimmy Hoover

July 18, 2014 | National Law Journal

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

3 minute read

July 08, 2014 | Law.com

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 | Law.com

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 | Supreme Court Brief

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 | Law.com

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 | Supreme Court Brief

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

5 minute read

June 25, 2014 | National Law Journal

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

3 minute read

June 20, 2014 | National Law Journal

In light of an appeals court decision early this year, the Federal Communication Commission has its work cut out for it in tweaking how it regulates broadband connectivity—an issue commonly referred to as “net neutrality.”

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 17, 2014 | National Law Journal

Given the recent momentum behind drug sentencing reform, the possibility that 51,000 federal prisoners will be eligible to apply for reduced sentences in November seems ever more likely, causing many in the legal community to wonder just how that's going to work.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 11, 2014 | Law.com

The last time Samuel Morison was in federal district court in Maryland he was booked on an espionage charge over leaks of photos from a U.S. satellite. Morison's back—this time not on espionage but alleged theft of government records.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read