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

Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey/Trump v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2020

Religious Liberty

Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey/Trump v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Whether the government had statutory authority under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to expand the conscience exemption to the contraceptive-coverage mandate.
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Little Sisters Of The Poor V. Pennsylvania And New Jersey/trump V. Pennsylvania And New Jersey. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2020
Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey/Trump v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Religious Liberty

Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey/Trump v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Whether the government had statutory authority under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to expand the conscience exemption to the contraceptive-coverage mandate.
Little Sisters Of The Poor V. Pennsylvania And New Jersey/trump V. Pennsylvania And New Jersey. Explore Case.
Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2020

Religious Liberty

Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel

Whether certain teachers at religious schools are covered by the 鈥渕inisterial exception,鈥 which gives religious institutions the constitutional authority to discriminate in the selection of faith leaders.
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Our Lady Of Guadalupe School V. Morrissey-berru And St. James School V. Biel. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2020
Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel

Religious Liberty

Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel

Whether certain teachers at religious schools are covered by the 鈥渕inisterial exception,鈥 which gives religious institutions the constitutional authority to discriminate in the selection of faith leaders.
Our Lady Of Guadalupe School V. Morrissey-berru And St. James School V. Biel. Explore Case.
United States v. Sineneng-Smith
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2020

Free Speech

United States v. Sineneng-Smith

Whether the First Amendment prohibits the government from making it a crime to 鈥渆ncourage or induce鈥 a non-citizen to enter or reside in the United States unlawfully.
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United States V. Sineneng-smith. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2020
United States v. Sineneng-Smith

Free Speech

United States v. Sineneng-Smith

Whether the First Amendment prohibits the government from making it a crime to 鈥渆ncourage or induce鈥 a non-citizen to enter or reside in the United States unlawfully.
United States V. Sineneng-smith. Explore Case.
Muslim girl with her family
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2020

Immigrants' Rights

International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump

The 桃子视频 and other partner organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump鈥檚 Muslim ban executive order, charging it violates the Constitution 鈥 including the First Amendment鈥檚 prohibition of government establishment of religion and the Fifth Amendment鈥檚 guarantees of equal treatment under the law 鈥 and federal laws.
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International Refugee Assistance Project V. Trump. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2020
Muslim girl with her family

Immigrants' Rights

International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump

The 桃子视频 and other partner organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump鈥檚 Muslim ban executive order, charging it violates the Constitution 鈥 including the First Amendment鈥檚 prohibition of government establishment of religion and the Fifth Amendment鈥檚 guarantees of equal treatment under the law 鈥 and federal laws.
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June Medical Services v. Russo
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2019

Reproductive Freedom

June Medical Services v. Russo

Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit鈥檚 decision upholding Louisiana鈥檚 law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital conflicts with the Supreme Court鈥檚 binding precedent in Whole Woman鈥檚 Health v. Hellerstedt, where the Court invalidated a similar statute in Texas in 2016.
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June Medical Services V. Russo. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2019
June Medical Services v. Russo

Reproductive Freedom

June Medical Services v. Russo

Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit鈥檚 decision upholding Louisiana鈥檚 law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital conflicts with the Supreme Court鈥檚 binding precedent in Whole Woman鈥檚 Health v. Hellerstedt, where the Court invalidated a similar statute in Texas in 2016.
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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!