Jimmy Hoover

June 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

In his opinion for the court, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that "history and tradition is sufficient to conclude that the names clause—a content-based, but viewpoint-neutral, trademark restriction—is compatible with the First Amendment. We need look no further in this case."

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

The decision is a major victory for the Biden administration, which appealed a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision that the FDA's actions easing access to mifepristone were unlawful.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Let's be clear, this is not about improving the court," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina. "This is about undermining the court."

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

June 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

The justices have called for the views of the U.S. solicitor general, a signal of their interest in perhaps taking up these issues next term.

By Jimmy Hoover

10 minute read

June 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

The question presented is whether patients eligible for supplemental security income must currently be receiving SSI benefits for a hospital to claim a higher Medicare reimbursement from the U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

June 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

The question before the justices is whether public companies must disclose on Form 10-K to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission any risk that has occurred even if that event "presents no known risk of ongoing or future business harm."

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

In financial disclosures released Friday, members of the U.S. Supreme Court revealed how they supplemented their $285,400 salaries ($298,500 for the chief justice) in 2023.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

June 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision "upsets the assumptions of many practitioners that the proceeds of life insurance used to redeem a deceased shareholder are not factored into the estate tax calculation," said tax attorney Joel Carpenter.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the court, stated that an insurer is a "party in interest" that can object when it "may be directly and adversely affected by the reorganization plan."

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

June 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Aside from being inconsistent with the statute's text, IHS's [the Indian Health Service's] failure to cover contract support costs for healthcare funded by program income inflicts a penalty on tribes for opting in favor of greater self-determination," Chief Justice Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority.

By Jimmy Hoover

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