Supreme Court Brief

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 ayahuasca users, weed gummies and the drinking habit of the nation's founders. 
 
Also this week, Jimmy breaks down a pair of 6-3 emergency docket orders that delivered conservative victories for the upcoming midterm elections, as well as religious parents protesting school gender policies.
 
 
Host: Jimmy Hoover
Guest: Hayley Proctor
Producer: Charles Garnar

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 state of the union address.
 
Later on, Jimmy interviews Law.com and New York Law Journal litigation reporter Alyssa Aquino about what comes next after Friday's landmark decision striking down President Trump's tariffs. 
 
Host: Jimmy Hoover
Guest: Alyssa Aquino
Producer: Charles Garnar

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," features strikingly lifelike visuals of AI-depicted readings of landmark Supreme Court opinions. Jimmy presses co-creator and law professor Timothy Johnson of the ethical implications of the computer-created videos, and whether it may "nudge" the Supreme Court to one day embrace cameras inside the courtroom. 
Also this episode: a look at the Supreme Court's new automated recusal software, and why it has some court watchers criticizing Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito. 
 
Host: Jimmy Hoover
Guest: Tim Johnson
Producer: Charles Garnar

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 U.S. law. Law professors Tracey George, Mitu Gulati, and Albert Yoon join the program to discuss the findings of their recent paper, "The Inside Track."
Plus, a look at the Department of Justice's efforts to have the Supreme Court throw out the contempt-of-Congress convictions of MAGA influencer Steve Bannon in the "interests of justice."
 
 
Host: Jimmy Hoover
Guest: Tracey George, Mitu Gulati & Albert Yoon
Producer: Charles Garnar

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 lawsuits.

Host: Jimmy Hoover
Guest: Travis Chance
Producer: Charles Garnar