ShareThe Supreme Court on Friday afternoon agreed to take up another case exploring the distinction between deadlines that are jurisdictional – so that courts cannot hear a case if they are not met – and those that are instead simply a limitations period that can be waived or extended. The justices granted review in Harrow v. Department of Defense,...

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court justices to discuss whether to hear abortion pill showdown (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) Elon Musk appeals dispute over SEC consent decree to US Supreme Court (John Kruzel, Reuters)...

ShareIn this video, Nate Mowry interviews Madeline Meth of Boston University School of Law, one of the lawyers representing a police sergeant in her employment discrimination case against the city of St. Louis.    The post The limits of Title VII protection with Madeline Meth appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

ShareIn this installment of our new video series on advocates in merits cases at the court, Nate Mowry interviews Carl Cecere, who represents a group of Canadian municipalities and First Nations in the bankruptcy case Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, in which the justices heard oral argument on Monday.   The post The opioid crisis and bankruptcy law...

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court appears likely to ease process for workplace discrimination claims (Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post) Supreme Court Leans Toward Police Officer in Job Bias Case (Adam...

ShareThe Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor – the first woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court – died at age 93 on Dec. 1. Because of her death, the Supreme Court canceled that day’s conference,...