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Go inside the latest SCOTUS cases! From cert to decision, Supreme Court reporter Jimmy Hoover breaks down the cases shaping business, policy, and precedent at the nation's highest court. Each week, he'll bring clarity to the Court's most consequential cases, as well as conduct interviews with expert guests on the biggest issues facing the Court today. A must-listen for litigators, firm leaders, firms with business before the Court, and anyone fascinated by the judiciary.
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54 Years Of Arguing Before The Supreme Court
On this week's episode of Supreme Court Brief, Jimmy interviews University of Washington School of Law Professor Eric Schnapper, who will argue his latest Supreme Court case Monday, fifty-four years after his debut at the high court in 1974
Supreme Court Will Review Ban On Home Liquor Stills
On this week's episode, Law.com reporters Jimmy Hoover and Alyssa Aquino break down the latest week in Supreme Court news, from an emergency order blocking Trump's gender-care ban for trans prisoners to the latest cases added to this term's
How The Supreme Court Preserves Authority By Not Using It
On this week's episode, Supreme Court reporter Jimmy Hoover interviews law professor Neil Siegel about his latest scholarship on how the Supreme Court practices judicial self-preservation to mitigate conflicts with the Trump administration.
Supreme Court Grapples With Wave Of State Climate Suits
On the first day of the October 2026 term Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court confronted a wave of new state climate lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry. Law.com reporters Jimmy Hoover and Alyssa Aquino discuss the justices' tough question
A New Term Brings Cases On Climate, Guns And Voting
The start of the October 2026 term is almost here, bringing major cases on climate change lawsuits, the Second Amendment and voting rights. Listen as Supreme Court reporter Jimmy Hoover and co-host Alyssa Aquino break down the top issues to
Emergency Docket Heats Up With Election Disputes
This week on Supreme Court Brief, Jimmy recaps the latest developments on the Supreme Court's emergency docket concerning the November midterms. Plus, Supreme Court lawyer Dan Geyser joins the show to discuss his new firm's SCOTUS practice
Can AI Predict The Outcome Of Supreme Court Cases?
On this week's episode, Jimmy interviews University of Oklahoma Law Professor Hayley Stillwell about her recent experiments using various AI tools to try to predict the outcome of Supreme Court cases. While broadly accurate, the tools often
Supreme Court Approval Plummets To Record Low After Rulings
Just one in three Americans approve of the job the Supreme Court is doing, the lowest figure on record. Gallup senior editor Jeff Jones joins Supreme Court Brief host Jimmy Hoover to discuss the group's latest findings, and what's behind th
Trump Suffers Big Losses Even As Court Delivers Conservative Victories
On this episode of Supreme Court Brief, Jimmy Hoover interviews law professor Ilya Somin about his big takeaways from the October 2025 term, which served up several conservative wins across a range of areas, even as the court distanced itse
Supreme Court Brings An End To Human Rights Lawsuits Under Centuries-Old Law
interviews University of Chicago Law School Professor Curtis Bradley about the court's recent rulings in Cisco Systems v. Doe I and Exxon Mobil v. Corporacion Cimex. Bradley, a well-known international legal scholar, explains how the Cisco
Supreme Court Says Smoking Weed No Grounds For Gun Prosecution
This week on Supreme Court Brief, Jimmy breaks down Thursday's unanimous decision barring prosecutions of recreational marijuana users for gun possession—a major victory for weed and gun rights advocates alike. Also this episode: Law.com li
Key SEC Tool Survives Supreme Court Review
This week, a breakdown of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Sripetch v. SEC, upholding the regulator's power to order disgorgement from fraudsters in insider trading and other complex fraud cases with no easily identifiable victims.
Are Workers Having A Good Supreme Court Term?
On this week's episode of Supreme Court Brief, Jimmy speaks with Jennifer Bennett of Gupta Wessler on recent Supreme Court rulings in favor of workers, including her unanimous victory last week on behalf of a last-mile delivery driver in Co
Cruise Lines In Deep Water Over Cuba Trips, Immigration Judges Lose Suit
On this episode of Supreme Court Brief, Jimmy updates listeners about a recent decision from the Supreme Court exposing four major cruise lines to $110 million judgments for docking at Havana during a thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations. Plus, a lo
Jeff Wall On Joining 'The Yankees' Of Appellate Bar, And Why Emergency Docket Is 'Here To Stay'
On this week's episode of Supreme Court Brief, Jimmy interviews Jeff Wall, who recently joined the law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher from Sullivan & Cromwell. Wall talks about his time in the U.S. solicitor general's office and what he hopes
Supreme Court Faces Last-Minute Midterm Battles
On this week's episode, Jimmy breaks down the latest election disputes to hit the Supreme Court's docket, including a last-ditch effort from Virginia Democrats to preserve the states new voter-approved map giving them five additional House
Alito, Jackson Spar As 'Emotions Bubble To Surface' Over Voting Rights
On this week's episode, Jimmy does a deep-dive on the Supreme Court's recent decision weakening the Voting Rights Act with UCLA Law Professor Rick Hasen, who explains why the case has left the justices' emotions "bubbling up to the surface.
Justices Deliver Blow To Minority Voting Representation
On this week's episode, Jimmy breaks down Wednesday's decision in Louisiana v. Callais delivering a major blow to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. In an ideologically split-6-3 ruling, the court largely prohibited states from intentional
Facing Leaks, Supreme Court Moves Forward With Arguments And New Cases
On this week's episode of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover touches on the recent leak of internal memos from a 2016 Supreme Court case, and previews an important First Amendment case set to be heard next term. This week's guest is Law
When Not On Bench, Justices Jet-Setting Around Globe
This week on Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover interviews Gabe Roth, the head of the judicial watchdog group, Fix the Court. They discuss Roth's latest findings about the justices' overseas travel activities from a Freedom of Informati
With Trump In Attendance, Justices Question Birthright Citizenship Restrictions
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's efforts to restrict birthright citizenship, a hearing in which the president himself was in attendance. Joining host Jimmy Hoover to break
Mail Voting, Asylum Claims And Big Win For Internet Providers
On this episode, Jimmy breaks down this week's oral arguments in major cases about the deadline for mail ballots, along with the ability of migrants to petition for asylum at the southern border. This week's guest is Saurabh Vishnubhakat, a
Supreme Court To Hear Major Case Over Mail Ballots
On this week's episode, a look at a major Supreme Court case set to be heard Monday that could upend mail ballot laws in over a dozen states. Host Jimmy Hoover interviews law professor Michael Morley of Florida State University's Election L
Guns, Weed And Ayahuasca: Supreme Court Hears Major Second Amendment Case
This week on Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover interviews Second Amendment scholar Haley Proctor on Monday's hearing about the constitutionality of the federal gun ban for drug users. The hearing featured colorful hypotheticals about a
Trump Loses Big On Tariffs, But Vows To Fight On. What Now?
On this episode of Supreme Court Brief, Jimmy recaps an action-packed week at the court, highlighting a major new environmental case, a unanimous decision against an ICE contractor, and four justices' "night out" at President Donald Trump's
Can AI Give You A Seat Inside The Supreme Court?
On this episode, Jimmy interviews one of the creators of a new project that seeks to use artificial intelligence to create videos of the Supreme Court justices reading their opinions from the bench. The project, called "On The Docket," feat
The Elite Lawyers Dominating The Supreme Court's Docket
On this week's episode, Jimmy highlights new data revealing the incredible success that a small group of elite lawyers are having in taking their cases to the Supreme Court, and what it tells us about who gets to influence the direction of
Why A Recent MedMal Ruling Could Spell Bad News For The Media
On this episode of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover interviews defamation lawyer Travis Chance on why a recent medical malpractice ruling from the Supreme Court could make it harder for news organizations to defeat frivolous libel law
Why Are Prisoner Appeals Vanishing At The Supreme Court?
On this episode of Supreme Court Brief, Jimmy interviews criminal defense attorney and Supreme Court advocate Jeff Green on the stark drop in the number of appeals being filed by indigent prisoners at the court, and how it could affect the
Justices Troubled By Trump's Attempt To Fire Fed Governor
On this episode of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover breaks down Wednesday's blockbuster hearing on whether President Donald Trump may fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Joining the program to discuss her original scholarship int
