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 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

Drone Operator Tells Supreme Court His Aerial Mapping Business Is Protected Speech

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit saw things differently and upheld North Carolina's licensing regime as a regulation of conduct, not speech.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

September 09, 2024 | National Law Journal

Biden's Top Supreme Court Lawyer Talks Argument Prep, Emergency Docket Ahead of New Term

"I've realized that it can be hard to predict the out-of-nowhere question a justice might ask," U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said. "But a full 90% or more of the questions you will get at argument will be predictable questions. They will be the central issues in the case."

By Jimmy Hoover

7 minute read

September 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

Alito Reports Concert Tickets From German Socialite in New Disclosure Form

Friday's 2023 disclosure came after the justice sought and received a three-month filing extension from the judiciary, the only member of the U.S. Supreme Court to need extra time to prepare their form.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

September 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

IVF, Gun, Terrorism Litigation Lead Notable Supreme Court Appeals Filed in August

The dog days may be slow for the justices but not for the clerk's office at the nation's top court.

By Jimmy Hoover

10 minute read

September 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Denies Oklahoma's Emergency Bid for Withdrawn Family Planning Funds

"[T]he United States cannot impose on Oklahoma an obligation to provide abortion referrals when Title X itself does not address referrals at all," the state wrote in its unsuccessful request.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

August 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

At Supreme Court, EPA Defends Allegedly 'Vague' Sewage Permit for San Francisco

The case, "San Francisco v. EPA," is the second time in two terms that the famously liberal-leaning West Coast municipal government has found itself at odds with the Biden administration in a legal issue at the Supreme Court.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

August 29, 2024 | National Law Journal

Scholar Takes Issue With Lawyering in Supreme Court's 2nd Amendment Cases

Like many constitutional scholars around the country, Chapman University law professor Lawrence Rosenthal is unhappy with the state of the Supreme…

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

August 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Leaves Order Blocking Biden's Latest Debt Plan

In a break from the Supreme Court's standard one-line orders, the court said that it "expects that the Court of Appeals will render its decision with appropriate dispatch."

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

August 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

Biden Administration Tells Justices That Bans on Gender Care Are Sex Discrimination

The nine justices are set to consider the legality of a Tennessee law preventing doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to treat gender dysphoria in trans youth.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

August 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

With Amicus Appointments, Ex-Clerks Get Coveted Chance to Argue at SCOTUS

They won't get paid. It's going to be extremely time-consuming. There is no prior counsel to review their work. And they'll spend months drafting briefs and preparing for an argument where the best case scenario is achieving a victory on behalf of a client that does not exist.

By Jimmy Hoover

9 minute read