The US Supreme Court on Thursday extended the deadline to file a petition for writ of certiorari in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The new rule allows petitioners to file within 150 days of the lower court’s decision, an increase from the 90-day requirement ordinarily used.
The order submitted also clarifies that subsequent time extensions and motions to delay can be granted if difficulties arise from the COVID-19 outbreak, given that the requests are reasonable.
