Supreme Court Term 2025-2026

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

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574 Supreme Court Cases

Lombardo v. City of Saint Louis, 20–391
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021

Criminal Law Reform

Lombardo v. City of Saint Louis, 20–391

Whether a reasonable jury could find that police officers violate the Constitution’s prohibition on excessive force when they kill a shackled and handcuffed arrestee inside of a jail cell by holding him face-down on the ground and pressing into his back until he suffocated, also known as compression asphyxiation.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Lombardo v. City of Saint Louis, 20–391

Criminal Law Reform

Lombardo v. City of Saint Louis, 20–391

Whether a reasonable jury could find that police officers violate the Constitution’s prohibition on excessive force when they kill a shackled and handcuffed arrestee inside of a jail cell by holding him face-down on the ground and pressing into his back until he suffocated, also known as compression asphyxiation.
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Robert Andrews v. State of New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021

Privacy & Technology

Robert Andrews v. State of New Jersey

Whether the Self-Incrimination Clause of the Fifth Amendment protects an individual from being compelled to recall and truthfully disclose a memorized smartphone passcode, where communicating the passcode may lead to the discovery of incriminating evidence to be used against him in a criminal prosecution?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Robert Andrews v. State of New Jersey

Privacy & Technology

Robert Andrews v. State of New Jersey

Whether the Self-Incrimination Clause of the Fifth Amendment protects an individual from being compelled to recall and truthfully disclose a memorized smartphone passcode, where communicating the passcode may lead to the discovery of incriminating evidence to be used against him in a criminal prosecution?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021

Privacy & Technology

Arthur Gregory Lange v. California

Whether the Fourth Amendment permits the police, in all cases, to pursue an individual into a private home without a warrant while attempting to make a misdemeanor arrest, or whether specific exigent circumstances are required.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
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Privacy & Technology

Arthur Gregory Lange v. California

Whether the Fourth Amendment permits the police, in all cases, to pursue an individual into a private home without a warrant while attempting to make a misdemeanor arrest, or whether specific exigent circumstances are required.
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Caniglia v. Strom
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021

Criminal Law Reform

Caniglia v. Strom

Whether the “community caretaking” exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement extends to the home.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Caniglia v. Strom

Criminal Law Reform

Caniglia v. Strom

Whether the “community caretaking” exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement extends to the home.
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Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021

Civil Liberties

Chicago v. Fulton

Whether a creditor violates the Bankruptcy Code when it decides, after a debtor has filed for bankruptcy, not to comply with its obligation to return estate property to the debtor, thereby frustrating the individual’s ability to get a fresh start through bankruptcy.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
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Civil Liberties

Chicago v. Fulton

Whether a creditor violates the Bankruptcy Code when it decides, after a debtor has filed for bankruptcy, not to comply with its obligation to return estate property to the debtor, thereby frustrating the individual’s ability to get a fresh start through bankruptcy.
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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.

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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!