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A quiet bench on the Quiet Title Act: Justices hold muted debate on statute of limitations

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The dispute involves the Forest Service’s decision to permit general public use of a road near the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana. Wilkins and the government fought in the lower courts over whether the suit, filed many years after the general public use began, was timely. It has stare decisis effect.” Commissioner.

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Are timing limits on property owners’ claims jurisdictional?

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Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. It’s now June — the home stretch of the Supreme Court’s term, and yet there are still 33 cases still undecided. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed. We have just one new relist this week.