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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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September 29, 2023 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court's Term Opens Monday With Agency Authority, Social Media, Trademark on Docket

After wading into explosive social issues in recent years, the Supreme Court's conservative majority will turn its attention to an old familiar foe: the administrative state.

By Jimmy Hoover

9 minute read

September 29, 2023 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Wades Into Free Speech Battle Over Social Media Laws

Social media platforms are challenging Texas and Florida restrictions on their ability to moderate content.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

September 28, 2023 | National Law Journal

5th Circuit May Have Sidelined Supreme Court in Social Media Case

The circuit court has "injected uncertainty into the proceedings during this Court's active consideration of the case," U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote in a filing with the justices.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

September 25, 2023 | National Law Journal

Justices Greeted Back From Recess With Stacks of Cases

The NLJ highlights the notable petitions set to be considered at the Supreme Court's "long conference" on Tuesday.

By Jimmy Hoover

11 minute read

September 22, 2023 | National Law Journal

Justice Kagan Says Supreme Court Ethics Code Would Be 'Good Thing'

"It would help in our own compliance with the rules and ... go far in persuading other people that we were adhering to the highest standards of conduct," Kagan said at a Notre Dame Law School talk.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

September 21, 2023 | National Law Journal

Justice Barrett on Originalism and Why She Doesn't Write So Many Opinions

Judges should be "very, very careful" about how historical evidence is used in constitutional adjudication, Barrett says in talk at Catholic University's law school.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

September 19, 2023 | National Law Journal

Justice Antonin Scalia's Son Set to Make Supreme Court Debut in Whistleblower Case

"I'm grateful to have been given the privilege of ... appearing before the Court that meant so much to my father," Eugene Scalia said of his coming high court argument.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

September 18, 2023 | National Law Journal

Overruling 'Chevron' Would Trigger 'Convulsive Shock,' US Tells Supreme Court

The justices are set to consider whether their nearly four-decades-old doctrine of deferring to federal agencies should continue.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

September 15, 2023 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court Term's Biggest Matchup: DOJ vs. Fifth Circuit

The justices have agreed to hear several Biden administration appeals from the Fifth Circuit, a right-leaning tribunal often surprisingly overturned by the conservative high court.

By Jimmy Hoover

7 minute read

September 14, 2023 | National Law Journal

Biden Officials Ask Justices to Block Order Restraining Social Media Interference

"[T]he government is entitled to provide the public with information and to 'advocate and defend its own policies,'" U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read