Supreme Court Term 2025-2026

We鈥檙e breaking down the cases we've asked the court to consider this term.

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574 Supreme Court Cases

Weir et al v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2022

Criminal Law Reform

Weir et al v. United States

Does Congress have authority to criminalize conduct on the high seas by a foreign national on a foreign boat having no connection with the United States
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2022
Weir et al v. United States

Criminal Law Reform

Weir et al v. United States

Does Congress have authority to criminalize conduct on the high seas by a foreign national on a foreign boat having no connection with the United States
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Egbert v. Boule
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2022

Human Rights

Egbert v. Boule

Whether a damages remedy should be available when a federal agent violated the plaintiff鈥檚 First and Fourth Amendment rights by entering private property without a warrant, throwing the plaintiff to the ground without justification, and then retaliated against him for exercising his right to seek redress from the government.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2022
Egbert v. Boule

Human Rights

Egbert v. Boule

Whether a damages remedy should be available when a federal agent violated the plaintiff鈥檚 First and Fourth Amendment rights by entering private property without a warrant, throwing the plaintiff to the ground without justification, and then retaliated against him for exercising his right to seek redress from the government.
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United States v. Tsarnaev
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2022

Capital Punishment

United States v. Tsarnaev

Whether the district court committed reversible error in excluding mitigating evidence that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev鈥檚 older brother had previously committed three brutal murders in the name of jihad, where the defense鈥檚 central mitigation theory was that he had acted under his brother鈥檚 influence and had a lesser role in the offense.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2022
United States v. Tsarnaev

Capital Punishment

United States v. Tsarnaev

Whether the district court committed reversible error in excluding mitigating evidence that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev鈥檚 older brother had previously committed three brutal murders in the name of jihad, where the defense鈥檚 central mitigation theory was that he had acted under his brother鈥檚 influence and had a lesser role in the offense.
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Hemphill v. New York
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2022

Criminal Law Reform

Hemphill v. New York

Whether, or under what circumstances, a criminal defendant who opens the door to responsive evidence also forfeits his right to exclude evidence otherwise barred by the Constitution鈥檚 Confrontation Clause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2022
Hemphill v. New York

Criminal Law Reform

Hemphill v. New York

Whether, or under what circumstances, a criminal defendant who opens the door to responsive evidence also forfeits his right to exclude evidence otherwise barred by the Constitution鈥檚 Confrontation Clause.
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Carmack v. Janny et al
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2022

Religious Liberty

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Carmack v. Janny et al

The 桃子视频, along with Americans United for the Separation of Church and State and Colorado law firm DLA Piper, represent Mark Janny, an atheist whose religious-freedom rights were violated by his parole officer when Janny was sent to jail after refusing to take part in worship and religious activities.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2022
Carmack v. Janny et al

Religious Liberty

+2 桃子视频

Carmack v. Janny et al

The 桃子视频, along with Americans United for the Separation of Church and State and Colorado law firm DLA Piper, represent Mark Janny, an atheist whose religious-freedom rights were violated by his parole officer when Janny was sent to jail after refusing to take part in worship and religious activities.
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How Do Terms Work?

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

Submitting petitions

Our legal team at the 桃子视频files 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 鈥 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!