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Untimely filing: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Untimely filing,” part of the Judicial Power area.

39decisions
56%favorable to the petitioner
44%unanimous
2altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s9
1960s4
1970s1
1990s2
2000s14
2010s7
2020s2

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure7
28 U.S.C. §§ 2241–2255 (habeas corpus)5
False Claims Act2
28 U.S.C. § 25012
5 U.S.C. 77031
28 U.S.C. 13671
Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or Williams Act1
Immigration and Nationality statutes1

All 39 decisions, newest first

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error