Following an appeals court ruling in favor of a woman’s claim that her employer had paid her less than her male counterparts, the judge deciding the case passed away prior to the decision being officially issued. The ruling was issued 11 days after the death of the judge, which led the Supreme Court to determine that the decision should not stand because a deceased judge should not have been allowed to participate in the decision. This case may return to the high court following the appeals court’s new ruling.
See "U.S. Supreme Court nixes equal pay ruling due to judge's death", Lawrence Hurley, Reuters, February 25, 2019