Supreme Court Brief

On this week's episode, Debbie Shrager, director of the Supreme Court Institute at Georgetown Law, joins the program to discuss how she helps prepare lawyers for arguing at the Supreme Court. Plus, a look at this week's hearing on the fate of civil rights suits against federal officers, and another win for the Trump administration on border security.   Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Debbie Shrager Producer: Charles Garnar

On this week's episode, Georgetown law professor and former ACLU national legal director David Cole explains that Tuesday's Supreme Court showdown over Colorado's universal preschool program could usher in a "huge expansion" of religious rights in the context of government-funded programs. Plus, host Jimmy Hoover takes a look at what the November midterms could mean for the future for two sitting conservative justices.   Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: David Cole Producer: Charles Garnar

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 before Chief Justice Warren Burger and others. Schnapper describes how the court has changed over the years, and why he thinks the "bad old days" of statutory interpretation, in fact, get a bad rap from today's high court.   Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Eric Schnapper Producer: Charles Garnar

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 merits docket. Those include whether the 160-year-old federal ban on distilling spirits at home violates the Constitution.   Hosts: Jimmy Hover and Alysa Aquino Producer: Charles Garnar

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. Plus, Jimmy breaks down a new DOGE case set to be argued later this term, along with this week's hearings in cases about federal sentencing and online privacy.   Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Neil Siegel Producer: Charles Garnar

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 questions for energy giants Exxon Mobil and Suncor as they seek to end one such lawsuit from Boulder County, Colorado. Plus, recapping the latest headlines from Justice Samuel Alito's new book tour.   Hosts: Jimmy Hoover and Alyssa Aquino Producer: Charles Garnar   Catch up on all the latest episodes of Supreme Court Brief  at Law.com, Apple and Spotify. 

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 watch in this special preview episode of Supreme Court Brief.      Hosts: Jimmy Hoover & Alyssa Aquino   Producer: Charles Garnar

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 and how to navigate the court's shrinking merits docket.   Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Dan Geyser Producer: Charles Garnar

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 failed to anticipate areas of consensus among the court's nine members, she said. Also this week, Jimmy discusses the latest Supreme Court news about President Donald Trump's White House ballroom.   Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest:  Hayley Stillwell Producer: Charles Garnar

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 the court's sinking reputation.   Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Jeff Jones Producer: Charles Garnar