Willie Earl Carr, et al., Petitioners v. Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security

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December 20, 2024
High Court Bar's Future: Williams & Connolly's Sarah Harris

Sarah M. Harris of Williams & Connolly LLP never planned on being a U.S. Supreme Court advocate, or even an appellate one. She stumbled upon that career path after realizing her initial goal of becoming a national security or government lawyer wasn't the right fit.
April 22, 2021
High Court OKs Challenging Social Security Judges In Court

The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to Social Security applicants Thursday in their fight to revive benefit claims denied by improperly appointed agency judges, ruling the Eighth and Tenth circuits shouldn't have rejected their requests for new hearings because they hadn't challenged the judges' appointments before the agency.
March 03, 2021
High Court Eyes Lack Of Regs In Social Security Judge Battle

U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday of the Social Security Administration's claim that benefit applicants must abide by an unofficial ban on raising arguments in court that weren't made first at the agency, as the government defended a ruling that shut down a challenge to agency judges' appointments.
November 09, 2020
High Court Agrees To Weigh Social Security Judge Challenges

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider when Americans can challenge the judge assigned to assess their application for Social Security disability benefits, accepting petitions to review cases out of the Eighth and Tenth circuits.