Supreme Court Term 2025-2026

We’re breaking down the cases we've asked the court to consider this term.

All Cases

574 Supreme Court Cases

Gerrymandering activists gather on the steps of the Supreme Court as the court prepares to hear the the Benisek v. Lamone case on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2023

Voting Rights

Huffman v. Neiman

This case asks whether the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution bars the Ohio state court from enforcing redistricting requirements in the Ohio constitution that prohibit partisan gerrymandering.
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Huffman V. Neiman. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2023
Gerrymandering activists gather on the steps of the Supreme Court as the court prepares to hear the the Benisek v. Lamone case on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.

Voting Rights

Huffman v. Neiman

This case asks whether the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution bars the Ohio state court from enforcing redistricting requirements in the Ohio constitution that prohibit partisan gerrymandering.
Huffman V. Neiman. Explore Case.
Upstream surveillance
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2023

National Security

Wikimedia v. NSA - Challenge to Upstream Surveillance

The Ƶis challenging the constitutionality of the NSA’s mass interception and searching of Americans’ international Internet communications. At issue is the NSA’s “Upstream” surveillance, through which the U.S. government systematically monitors private emails, messages, and other data flowing into and out of the country on the Internet’s central arteries. The ACLU’s lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation and eight legal, human rights, and media organizations, which together engage in trillions of sensitive communications and have been harmed by Upstream surveillance.
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Wikimedia V. Nsa - Challenge To Upstream Surveillance. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2023
Upstream surveillance

National Security

Wikimedia v. NSA - Challenge to Upstream Surveillance

The Ƶis challenging the constitutionality of the NSA’s mass interception and searching of Americans’ international Internet communications. At issue is the NSA’s “Upstream” surveillance, through which the U.S. government systematically monitors private emails, messages, and other data flowing into and out of the country on the Internet’s central arteries. The ACLU’s lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation and eight legal, human rights, and media organizations, which together engage in trillions of sensitive communications and have been harmed by Upstream surveillance.
Wikimedia V. Nsa - Challenge To Upstream Surveillance. Explore Case.
Immigrant rights advocates gather at the White House.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2023

Free Speech

Civil Liberties

United States v. Helaman Hansen

This case is about whether the First Amendment permits criminal punishment of speech that merely encourages a noncitizen to remain in the United States, without any requirement of intent to further illegal conduct, and when remaining in the United States unlawfully is itself not a crime.
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United States V. Helaman Hansen. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2023
Immigrant rights advocates gather at the White House.

Free Speech

Civil Liberties

United States v. Helaman Hansen

This case is about whether the First Amendment permits criminal punishment of speech that merely encourages a noncitizen to remain in the United States, without any requirement of intent to further illegal conduct, and when remaining in the United States unlawfully is itself not a crime.
United States V. Helaman Hansen. Explore Case.
scotus
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2022

Voting Rights

Moore v. Harper (Amicus)

Can state legislatures draw gerrymandered districts and make other rules for federal elections without any check from state courts applying the rules of their own state constitutions?
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Moore V. Harper (amicus). Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2022
scotus

Voting Rights

Moore v. Harper (Amicus)

Can state legislatures draw gerrymandered districts and make other rules for federal elections without any check from state courts applying the rules of their own state constitutions?
Moore V. Harper (amicus). Explore Case.
KS
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2022

Voting Rights

Alonzo v. Schwab

Does the Constitution prohibit racial discrimination in redistricting regardless of the size of the group targeted by the state?
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Alonzo V. Schwab. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2022
KS

Voting Rights

Alonzo v. Schwab

Does the Constitution prohibit racial discrimination in redistricting regardless of the size of the group targeted by the state?
Alonzo V. Schwab. Explore Case.
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How Do Terms Work?

Between October and late June or early July the Supreme Court is “in session,” meaning it hears oral arguments, issues written decisions, and decides whether to take additional cases.

Submitting petitions

Our legal team at the Ƶfiles a cert petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, a type of petition that usually argues that a lower court has incorrectly decided an important question of law that violates civil rights and should be fixed to prevent similar confusion in similar cases.

term starts

U.S. Supreme Court decides to take a case

On average, the Court considers about 7,000 ‐ 8,000 petitions each term and accepts about 80 for oral argument.

Oral arguments

This is the period where the U.S. Supreme Court listens to our case in court.

U.S. Supreme Court makes final decisions

While the U.S. Supreme Court makes decisions throughout the term, many are released right before the term ends. If a decision doesn't go in our favor, we fight back!