Supreme Court Weighs Deadline to Appeal Employment Disputes (1)

The US Supreme Court seemed sympathetic to a federal employee, who’s challenging a deadline to bring his fight against a Defense Department furlough into federal court.

Several justices across the court’s ideological divide questioned at argument on Monday why the government was fighting Stuart Harrow’s case so strongly when he’s only seeking $3,000 in compensation and interest.

Justice Neil Gorsuch said he was surprised the government was making the court decide if Harrow could still bring claims before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit despite missing the 60-day deadline after he had to wait seven years for ...