The COVID Project
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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Inherent authority; Sup. Ct. R. 27
- Issued
- 2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-16
- End
- March session cases rescheduled to telephone arguments in May 2020 (024) (read as 2020-06-30)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- counsel in argued cases
- the public
- Court employees
- Functions reached
- CT courts
- CS appellate representation and travel
- OF telework of Court employees
- Character
- context
- Collection
- Federal lands, science agencies and courts AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS
Operative words
In keeping with public health precautions recommended in response to COVID-19, the Supreme Court is postponing the oral arguments currently scheduled for the March session (March 23-25 and March 30-April 1).... The Building will continue to be open for official business, and filing deadlines are not extended under Rule 30.1. The Court is expanding remote working capabilities to reduce the number of employees in the Building, consistent with public health guidance. The Building will remain closed to the public until further notice. The Court's postponement of argument sessions in light of public health concerns is not unprecedented. The Court postponed scheduled arguments for October 1918 in response to the Spanish flu epidemic.
Enforcement
Order of the Court as to its calendar
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