I'm Elizabeth Lattery and I'm Tiffany Bates.

And welcome to SCOTUS 101.

We break down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and other things related to our favorite branch of government.

This week we're talking about recent grants and arguments. John Roberts' new job and Fourth Circuit Judge Harvey Wilkinson joins us.

So a quick update from a listener before we get into the SCOTUS News of the Week.

Last week, we mentioned John Roberts using the phrase, OK Boomer during oral argument, and we weren't

sure if he is, in fact, a boomer. Well, a dedicated listener reached out to us to inform us that,

yes, John Roberts is a boomer.

He was born in 1955, which puts him squarely in the middle of the post-World War II baby boom.

And the Chief's birthday is actually coming up.

It's January 27th.

So here's wishing him a happy early birthday.

And it's a big one.

It's his 65th birthday, which means he'll be eligible for Medicare. And that sounds pretty boomer to me.

Moving on, the court granted cert in six cases since our last episode, and they're consolidated. So it'll be three additional oral arguments.

Yeah. So first up, the court granted Ford Motor Company versus Montana 8th District Court and a similar consolidated case.

So this case is about personal jurisdiction.

I could stop there because that's a boring topic, but an important one.

So I'll describe the case.

So in 2015, a Montana resident was driving her Ford Explorer in Montana.

The tread on one of her tires separated. She lost

control, rolled in the ditch, and unfortunately died. The representative of her estate then sued Ford in Montana State Court for design defect and negligence.

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