Jimmy Hoover

June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

While recognizing the broad power of bankruptcy judges to discharge a debtor's debts, the court said "nothing permits a court to wipe a slate clean" for nondebtors such as the Sacklers when it comes to the future claims of third parties.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. read the court's "per curiam," unsigned, decision in Moyle v. U.S. from the bench on Thursday, a day after the outcome of the case had been inadvertently disclosed on the court's website before being quickly removed.

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

June 26, 2024 | National Law Journal

According to Bloomberg, the court briefly posted a copy of its ruling in the case Moyle v. U.S. on its website and revealed that a majority has voted to dismiss Idaho's appeal to reinstate its abortion law as "improvidently granted."

By Jimmy Hoover

8 minute read

June 26, 2024 | National Law Journal

Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for a 6-3 majority, drew a distinction between payments for future acts and gifts for prior ones.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 26, 2024 | National Law Journal

In its 6-3 decision, the high court held that a group of Republican states and individuals lacked standing to seek an injunction against federal officials' to get platforms like X, Facebook and YouTube to take down alleged misinformation.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 25, 2024 | National Law Journal

The justices have announced they will issue decisions Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in what many expect to be the final days before the court breaks for summer recess, though it has in the past taken until the first week of July to complete its work.

By Jimmy Hoover

14 minute read

June 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

The high court will decide whether the National Environmental Policy Act required the Surface Transportation Board to consider the effects of increased oil production anticipated by the rail line, though the STB has no regulatory authority over oil extraction and refinery operations.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

June 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

The question the justices have agreed to resolve is whether employees lose their right to sue for discriminatory benefits policies under the Americans with Disabilities Act when they leave their jobs.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court agreed to resolve "[w]hether an award of the 'defendant's profits' under the Lanham Act ... can include an order for the defendant to disgorge the distinct profits of legally separate non-party corporate affiliates."

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

A key dispute in the case is what level of constitutional scrutiny to apply to the state's law: a rigorous form known as "heightened scrutiny" or a more lenient type of "rational-basis" review. The circuit court applied the latter and found that the state could rationally concluded that SB1 was an appropriate response to risks from puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read