This post is part of OnLabor’s continuing analysis of National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA.

Although opening briefs in the consolidated cases of Murphy Oil, Ernst & Young, and Epic Systems were due on April 28^th, last week, the Supreme Court extended the briefing schedule following a request from the Acting Solicitor General.  The due date for opening briefs is now June 9^th.  An article from the National Law Review suggests that the Justice Department might be reconsidering its stance in these cases.  Writing to request an extension, the Acting Solicitor General stated, “‘[T]he current briefing schedule is no longer adequate for the government [because] . . . [t]he Acting Solicitor General is engaged in a process of reviewing the position of the United States in these cases’ and that he ‘must . . . consult with new leadership within the government.’”