Jimmy Hoover covers the Supreme Court for The National Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @JimmyHooverDC.
June 17, 2024 | National Law Journal
Justices Will Review 'Fraudulent Inducement' Theory Behind Public ProsecutionsThe defendants say wire fraud statutes only apply to cases where someone has used fraud to inflict economic harm, not to cases where the scheme did not actually cost the government money.
By Jimmy Hoover
3 minute read
June 17, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Takes Up NVIDIA Stock-Drop AppealThe legal question in the case deals with the pleading standard plaintiffs must meet under the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, which was enacted to deter frivolous securities lawsuits.
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
June 13, 2024 | National Law Journal
'Misses the Forest for the Trees': Barrett Knocks Thomas' Use of HistoryJudges should be "very, very careful" about using historical evidence in constitutional adjudication," Justice Amy Coney Barrett has said, adding that citations to favorable historical practices can be like "looking over a crowd and picking out your friends."
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
June 13, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Hands Starbucks Win in Case of Fired BaristasThe justices held that a lower court had applied a watered-down version of the test necessary to decide whether to grant a National Labor Relations Board request for an injunction.
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
June 13, 2024 | National Law Journal
Justices Side With Trademark Office in Rejecting Anti-Trump SloganIn his opinion for the court, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that "history and tradition is sufficient to conclude that the names clause—a content-based, but viewpoint-neutral, trademark restriction—is compatible with the First Amendment. We need look no further in this case."
By Jimmy Hoover
3 minute read
June 13, 2024 | National Law Journal
Unanimous Supreme Court Rejects Mifepristone Challenge, Cites Lack of StandingThe decision is a major victory for the Biden administration, which appealed a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision that the FDA's actions easing access to mifepristone were unlawful.
By Jimmy Hoover
3 minute read
June 12, 2024 | National Law Journal
Durbin Makes Doomed Effort to Force a Vote on Supreme Court Ethics Reform"Let's be clear, this is not about improving the court," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina. "This is about undermining the court."
By Jimmy Hoover
5 minute read
June 11, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Eyes Major Cases on Climate Change, Voting Rights ActThe justices have called for the views of the U.S. solicitor general, a signal of their interest in perhaps taking up these issues next term.
By Jimmy Hoover
10 minute read
June 10, 2024 | National Law Journal
Justices Will Revisit Medicare Reimbursement Rates for Treating Older, Low-Income Disabled PatientsThe question presented is whether patients eligible for supplemental security income must currently be receiving SSI benefits for a hospital to claim a higher Medicare reimbursement from the U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services.
By Jimmy Hoover
2 minute read
June 10, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Takes Up Facebook's Appeal of Investors' User Data Scandal SuitThe question before the justices is whether public companies must disclose on Form 10-K to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission any risk that has occurred even if that event "presents no known risk of ongoing or future business harm."
By Jimmy Hoover
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