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 20, 2023 | National Law Journal

Justices Will Consider If US Government Can Be Sued Under Fair Credit Reporting Act

Without immunity, the government "could be a ubiquitous FCRA defendant" given the billions of dollars in loans it issues, says U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 16, 2023 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Gives DOJ Power to Throw Out Burdensome Whistleblower Lawsuits

Despite ruling, concurring and dissenting justices question the constitutionality of False Claims Act's provision of a private cause of action.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 15, 2023 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Embraces Congress' Broad Power Over Native American Affairs

The justices reject a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act and uphold Congress' waiver of sovereign immunity for Native American tribes under the Bankruptcy Code.

By Jimmy Hoover

7 minute read

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