Jimmy Hoover covers the Supreme Court for The National Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @JimmyHooverDC.
October 29, 2024 | National Law Journal
Many Americans Don't Trust the Supreme Court This Election; David Boies Isn't One of Them"We are near the point where our divisions are so intense that both sides are beginning to see their opponents not only as wrong, but as dangers," Boies said.
By Jimmy Hoover
7 minute read
October 28, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Reinstates Horseracing Safety Law, Blocks 5th Circuit DecisionThe legislation was a response to a high number of incidents plaguing the world of horse racing. In 2019, for instance, Congress found that 441 thoroughbreds died from injuries related to racing, a far greater fatality rate than in other parts of the world.
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
October 24, 2024 | National Law Journal
Why ACLU's New Legal Director Says It's a 'Good Time to Take the Reins'"Applying Chevron deference in immigration cases and deferring to the Board of Immigration Appeals is like deferring to the prosecution on the meaning of criminal law," Cecillia Wang said. "The Loper Bright decision represents an opportunity to hit the reset button in places where courts have inappropriately deferred to agency interpretations of the laws that Congress enacted."
By Jimmy Hoover
8 minute read
October 22, 2024 | National Law Journal
At Supreme Court These Days, the Liberal Justices Are 'Textualists' Too"You're making a policy argument," Justice Elena Kagan told an attorney during a recent Supreme Court hearing. "But what I don't hear you telling me is, like, what in the statute prevents the [Environmental Protection Agency] from doing this."
By Jimmy Hoover
7 minute read
October 21, 2024 | National Law Journal
ACLU's Strangio Will Become First Openly Trans Attorney to Argue at Supreme CourtThe case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, is the first time the Supreme Court will consider the constitutional right of trans youth to obtain access to gender-affirming care like hormone therapy and puberty blockers.
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
October 21, 2024 | National Law Journal
Michael Cohen Loses Bid for Supreme Court Review of Civil Rights LawsuitDonald Trump's former lawyer claims the ex-president and his Justice Department tried to muzzle him from criticizing Trump by conditioning on not speaking to the media his release from prison for crimes he committed while in Trump's employ.
By Jimmy Hoover
3 minute read
October 21, 2024 | National Law Journal
Must EPA Challenges Go to DC Circuit? Supreme Court Will DecideThe Biden administration is seeking to block the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from hearing a challenge from several small oil refineries to renewable fuel standards.
By Jimmy Hoover
3 minute read
October 17, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief
Did The Tenth Amendment Do Anything?Justice Neil Gorsuch had quite the reaction when an attorney cited the amendment as an example of when Congress may pass a "duplicative" provision that doesn't do much in changing the law.
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
October 16, 2024 | National Law Journal
Justices Won't Block EPA's New Carbon Storage Rule, For NowThe U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday shot down an attempt to block the Biden administration's aggressive new carbon reduction targets for power plants,…
By Jimmy Hoover
4 minute read
October 16, 2024 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Grapples With San Francisco's Aging Sewer System in EPA CaseThe Environmental Protection Agency has been at loggerheads with the city in recent years over what the federal agency calls a "failing" sewer system.
By Jimmy Hoover
6 minute read
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