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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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January 23, 2024 | National Law Journal

Meet the Lawyers Facing Off Over Trump's Ballot Eligibility at the Supreme Court

Counsel on each side of "Trump v. Anderson" have clerked for current or former Supreme Court justices.

By Jimmy Hoover

7 minute read

January 22, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Restores Border Patrol's Power to Cut Texas' Razor Wire

On a 5-4 vote, the justices accept the Biden administration's request to lift an injunction against federal action.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

January 22, 2024 | National Law Journal

Justices Will Review Condemned Oklahoman's Murder Conviction That State's AG Disavows

Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office concluded prosecutors withheld from the defense evidence that the witness had seen a psychiatrist and was diagnosed with a potentially violent psychiatric condition.

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

January 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

Presidents Not Covered By Constitution's Insurrectionist Ban, Trump Tells Supreme Court

The justices will consider whether the president is an "officer of the United States."

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

January 18, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief

Highlights From Supreme Court's Marathon 'Chevron' Hearings

Justices hear nearly four hours of arguments over whether to save the four-decades-old deference doctrine.

By Jimmy Hoover

7 minute read

January 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Debates Agency Expertise, Separation of Powers in 'Chevron' Case

The fate of the court's 40-year-old doctrine of judicial deference to federal agencies is in doubt.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

January 17, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief

Justices Seek to Provide Securities Bar with Clarity Over Investor Suits

High court considers what and when companies must disclose so as not to mislead investors.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

January 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court's Conservatives Appear Split in Texas Takings Clause Case

The justices consider whether the Fifth Amendment itself provides a cause of action.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

January 16, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief

Facing the 'Behemoth': Justices Finally Get Their Shot at Chevron Deference

Supreme Court will consider whether judges should continue to defer to federal agencies.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

January 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Will Weigh Constitutionality of Municipal Anti-Vagrancy Laws

Advocates for the homeless say the ordinances violate the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read