Jimmy Hoover

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

6 minute read

June 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

ERISA, regulations governing pharmacy benefit managers and a social media giant's fight against a federal warrant also come to the justices.

By Jimmy Hoover

9 minute read

June 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

X claims the nondisclosure order for Donald Trump's private messages was improper and that the company should have been allowed to give the former president, or his representative, the opportunity to assert executive privilege.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read