Jimmy Hoover

April 18, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief

"General, I'm sure you've had a chance to read our opinion released Friday in the Bissonnette case," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. told U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar. "It was unanimous. It was very short."

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

April 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

"To make out a Title VII discrimination claim, a transferee must show some harm respecting an identifiable term or condition of employment," Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court. "What the transferee does not have to show, according to the relevant text, is that the harm incurred was 'significant.'"

By Jimmy Hoover

7 minute read

April 17, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief

"It would be imprudent to decide that question without satisfying ourselves of the premise that there is no cause of action," Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the court.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

April 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

"There have been many violent protests that have interfered with proceedings," Justice Clarence Thomas said. "Has the government applied this provision to other protests in the past and has this been the government's position throughout the lifespan of the statute?"

By Jimmy Hoover

7 minute read

April 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The bottom line is this: Veterans who separately accrue benefits under both the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills are entitled to both benefits," Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote for the majority.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

April 16, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief

Clarence Thomas, 75, last missed oral arguments in March 2022 after he was hospitalized with what the court said were "flu-like symptoms."

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

April 15, 2024 | National Law Journal

Without ruling on the merits of the law, the Supreme Court granted a request from Idaho's attorney general seeking relief from a statewide court order blocking the state's Vulnerable Child Protection Act.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

April 15, 2024 | National Law Journal

The justices are considering whether a federal anti-bribery law bans payments to public officials not only to get their support but to show appreciation for support they have given.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

April 15, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief

The justices will hear arguments related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol; homelessness; abortion; and a claim of presidential immunity.

By Jimmy Hoover

8 minute read

April 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

Investors can bring such suits only when such omissions create "misleading half-truths," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read