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

Ayestas v. Davis
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2017

Capital Punishment

Ayestas v. Davis

What showing does a federal habeas petitioner needs to make to obtain funding to develop evidence?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2017
Ayestas v. Davis

Capital Punishment

Ayestas v. Davis

What showing does a federal habeas petitioner needs to make to obtain funding to develop evidence?
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District of Columbia v. Wesby
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2017

Criminal Law Reform

District of Columbia v. Wesby

Whether police officers who lack probable cause to arrest because they have insufficient evidence to support each necessary element of the offense – here, a culpable state of mind – can nonetheless be protected by qualified immunity.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2017
District of Columbia v. Wesby

Criminal Law Reform

District of Columbia v. Wesby

Whether police officers who lack probable cause to arrest because they have insufficient evidence to support each necessary element of the offense – here, a culpable state of mind – can nonetheless be protected by qualified immunity.
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Hernandez v. Mesa
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2017

Immigrants' Rights

Hernandez v. Mesa

Whether the parents of a 15-year old Mexican boy who was fatally shot by a United States Border Patrol Agent can bring a Bivens action against the Agent for using deadly force in violation of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2017
Hernandez v. Mesa

Immigrants' Rights

Hernandez v. Mesa

Whether the parents of a 15-year old Mexican boy who was fatally shot by a United States Border Patrol Agent can bring a Bivens action against the Agent for using deadly force in violation of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.
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Epic Systems Co. v. Lewis; Ernst & Young v. Morris; National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2017

Disability Rights

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Epic Systems Co. v. Lewis; Ernst & Young v. Morris; National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil

Whether employment agreements that prevent workers from taking “concerted” action to challenge workplace violations conflict with protections in federal labor law.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2017
Epic Systems Co. v. Lewis; Ernst & Young v. Morris; National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil

Disability Rights

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Epic Systems Co. v. Lewis; Ernst & Young v. Morris; National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil

Whether employment agreements that prevent workers from taking “concerted” action to challenge workplace violations conflict with protections in federal labor law.
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Gill v. Whitford
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2017

Voting Rights

Gill v. Whitford

Whether partisan gerrymandering that entrenches a legislative majority violates the First Amendment.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2017
Gill v. Whitford

Voting Rights

Gill v. Whitford

Whether partisan gerrymandering that entrenches a legislative majority violates the First Amendment.
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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!