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

Concepcion v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2022

Criminal Law Reform

Racial Justice

Concepcion v. United States

Whether a district court must or may consider intervening legal and factual developments when deciding if it should 鈥渋mpose a reduced sentence鈥 on an individual under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018, which was enacted to ameliorate the unjust sentences imposed by overly harsh treatment of crack cocaine offenses under prior law.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2022
Concepcion v. United States

Criminal Law Reform

Racial Justice

Concepcion v. United States

Whether a district court must or may consider intervening legal and factual developments when deciding if it should 鈥渋mpose a reduced sentence鈥 on an individual under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018, which was enacted to ameliorate the unjust sentences imposed by overly harsh treatment of crack cocaine offenses under prior law.
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Garland v. Gonzalez
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2022

Immigrants' Rights

Garland v. Gonzalez

Whether the Immigration and Nationality Act requires a bond hearing for immigrants subject to prolonged detention while seeking protection in the U.S. from persecution or torture.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2022
Garland v. Gonzalez

Immigrants' Rights

Garland v. Gonzalez

Whether the Immigration and Nationality Act requires a bond hearing for immigrants subject to prolonged detention while seeking protection in the U.S. from persecution or torture.
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Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021

Reproductive Freedom

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

The 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of Texas, and coalition partners filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of abortion providers and funds on July 13, 2021, challenging S.B. 8, a Texas law allowing private citizens to enforce a ban on abortion as early as six weeks in pregnancy鈥攂efore many know they are pregnant. The ACLU鈥檚 challenge made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court three times in as many months. After hearing oral arguments in the case, the Court issued a decision on December 10, 2021, that ended the most promising pathways to blocking the ban. The Supreme Court鈥檚 decision makes it more difficult to obtain adequate relief from the courts and gives states the green light to ban abortion using bounty-hunting schemes. Texas鈥 abortion ban will remain in effect until relief can be secured from a court.
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Whole Woman's Health V. Jackson. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

Reproductive Freedom

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

The 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of Texas, and coalition partners filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of abortion providers and funds on July 13, 2021, challenging S.B. 8, a Texas law allowing private citizens to enforce a ban on abortion as early as six weeks in pregnancy鈥攂efore many know they are pregnant. The ACLU鈥檚 challenge made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court three times in as many months. After hearing oral arguments in the case, the Court issued a decision on December 10, 2021, that ended the most promising pathways to blocking the ban. The Supreme Court鈥檚 decision makes it more difficult to obtain adequate relief from the courts and gives states the green light to ban abortion using bounty-hunting schemes. Texas鈥 abortion ban will remain in effect until relief can be secured from a court.
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Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021

Free Speech

Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California

Whether California鈥檚 blanket demand for tax documents identifying the major donors to nonprofit organizations infringes the First Amendment right to associational privacy, in light of the state鈥檚 demonstrated inability to maintain the confidentiality of that information?
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Americans For Prosperity Foundation V. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General Of California. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California

Free Speech

Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California

Whether California鈥檚 blanket demand for tax documents identifying the major donors to nonprofit organizations infringes the First Amendment right to associational privacy, in light of the state鈥檚 demonstrated inability to maintain the confidentiality of that information?
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Terry v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021

Criminal Law Reform

Terry v. United States

Whether all individuals sentenced for crack cocaine offenses under a now-amended federal statute that created a 100-to-1 disparity between the treatment of cocaine in its crack and powder forms are eligible for resentencing under amendments made by the First Step Act of 2018.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Terry v. United States

Criminal Law Reform

Terry v. United States

Whether all individuals sentenced for crack cocaine offenses under a now-amended federal statute that created a 100-to-1 disparity between the treatment of cocaine in its crack and powder forms are eligible for resentencing under amendments made by the First Step Act of 2018.
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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.

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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!