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Jimmy Hoover

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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June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Devastating Blow': Divided Supreme Court Says SEC Cannot Seek Fines In-House

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in dissent, said court's broad reading of the Seventh Amendment right to jury trial could affect many federal agencies.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma's $6B Bankruptcy Plan Over Sackler Protections

While recognizing the broad power of bankruptcy judges to discharge a debtor's debts, the court said "nothing permits a court to wipe a slate clean" for nondebtors such as the Sacklers when it comes to the future claims of third parties.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Formally Announces Decision Punting Abortion Case

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. read the court's "per curiam," unsigned, decision in Moyle v. U.S. from the bench on Thursday, a day after the outcome of the case had been inadvertently disclosed on the court's website before being quickly removed.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

June 26, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Inadvertently Posts Abortion Ruling, Report States

According to Bloomberg, the court briefly posted a copy of its ruling in the case Moyle v. U.S. on its website and revealed that a majority has voted to dismiss Idaho's appeal to reinstate its abortion law as "improvidently granted."

By Jimmy Hoover

8 minute read

June 26, 2024 | National Law Journal

Federal Bribery Law Doesn't Cover 'Gratuities,' High Court Holds

Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for a 6-3 majority, drew a distinction between payments for future acts and gifts for prior ones.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 26, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Throws Out Ruling Muzzling Biden Officials Over Social Media 'Misinformation'

In its 6-3 decision, the high court held that a group of Republican states and individuals lacked standing to seek an injunction against federal officials' to get platforms like X, Facebook and YouTube to take down alleged misinformation.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 25, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court to Rain Down Blockbusters in Race to Recess

The justices have announced they will issue decisions Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in what many expect to be the final days before the court breaks for summer recess, though it has in the past taken until the first week of July to complete its work.

By Jimmy Hoover

14 minute read

June 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

Justices Will Clarify Federal Environmental Authority in Case Over Proposed Rail Line

The high court will decide whether the National Environmental Policy Act required the Surface Transportation Board to consider the effects of increased oil production anticipated by the rail line, though the STB has no regulatory authority over oil extraction and refinery operations.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

June 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

High Court Takes Up Firefighter's ADA Suit Over Health Insurance Policy

The question the justices have agreed to resolve is whether employees lose their right to sue for discriminatory benefits policies under the Americans with Disabilities Act when they leave their jobs.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

Justices Will Consider Scope of Corporate Remedies for Trademark Infringement

The Supreme Court agreed to resolve "[w]hether an award of the 'defendant's profits' under the Lanham Act ... can include an order for the defendant to disgorge the distinct profits of legally separate non-party corporate affiliates."

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read