Jimmy Hoover

July 01, 2024 | National Law Journal

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, stated that former presidents have absolute immunity "with respect to the President's exercise of his core constitutional powers."

By Jimmy Hoover

9 minute read

July 01, 2024 | National Law Journal

In their 6-3 decision, the justices said the statute of limitations does not begin until a plaintiff is actually injured by the government regulation in question.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

July 01, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief

"I think it's a movement victory," administrative law professor Chris Walker said of Chevron deference's defeat.

By Jimmy Hoover

7 minute read

June 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

Writing for the 6-3 majority in "Fischer v. United States," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. called the government's view of a federal obstruction statute too broad.

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

June 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

The high court held that the Eighth Amendment is meant to restrain certain types of punishments that courts can impose after a defendant's conviction, rather than the kinds of acts that local governments can criminalize.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

The court's decision is a monumental victory for business groups who have railed against the "Chevron" doctrine as an unfair advantage enjoyed by federal bureaucrats in fights over regulations.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

The Environmental Protection Agency "offered no reasoned response" to concerns that its method for designing a federal multistate plan would be inoperable once some states began to fall out of the plan, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

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

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

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