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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June 14, 2023 | National Law Journal

UK Legal Scholars Track Down 17th Century Murder Case, Prove Supreme Court Wrong

The often-cited British common law is not always what the justices say it is, the researchers found.

By Jimmy Hoover

10 minute read

June 08, 2023 | National Law Journal

Roberts, Kavanaugh Surprise Court Watchers With Decision on Voting Rights Act

Not even election law experts predicted Thursday's win for Black Alabama voters challenging the state's new congressional map.

By Jimmy Hoover

7 minute read

June 08, 2023 | National Law Journal

"'Laws' Means 'Laws'": Justices Back Broad Reading of 1871 Civil Rights Statute

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's majority opinion recounts Congress' Reconstruction era effort to address "state-sanctioned lawlessness and violence against the freedmen and their White Republican allies."

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 08, 2023 | National Law Journal

In Surprise Win for Black Voters, Supreme Court Says Alabama Map Likely Violates Voting Rights Act

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. writes for the 5-4 majority as Justice Brett Kavanaugh joins him in breaking from high court's conservatives.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

June 07, 2023 | National Law Journal

Flowers From Oprah and Parking Rent: Justices Disclose Gifts, Side Gigs in New Forms

Justice Clarence Thomas, under intense scrutiny over undisclosed ties to billionaire Harlan Crow, asked for an extension to file his latest financial disclosure form.

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

June 06, 2023 | National Law Journal

Meet the Labor Lawyer Whose Anti-Trump Slogan Is Now at Supreme Court

Steve Elster "never anticipated" his attempt to trademark "Trump Too Small" would end up as a First Amendment case before the justices.

By Jimmy Hoover

9 minute read

June 05, 2023 | National Law Journal

Justices Will Hear Free Speech Challenge to Rejection of Suggestive Trump Trademark

Federal government says registering trademark would actually chill political speech.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 01, 2023 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Rejects Shareholder Lawsuits by Investors Without Registered Securities

Unanimous decision could make a novel stock offering known as a "direct listing" even more enticing for tech companies.

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

June 01, 2023 | National Law Journal

Teamsters Can Be Sued Over Concrete Spoiled During Strike, Supreme Court Rules

The National Labor Relations Act does not preempt a state tort claim, the justices rule over Jackson's lone dissent.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

May 30, 2023 | National Law Journal

2 Justices Diverge on Explaining Reasons for Recusals

Justice Samuel Alito Jr. declines to follow the lead of Justice Elena Kagan, who last week explained why she did not participate in a case.

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

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