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

Class v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2017

Criminal Law Reform

Class v. United States

Whether a guilty plea inherently waives a defendant's right to challenge the constitutionality of his statute of conviction.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2017
Class v. United States

Criminal Law Reform

Class v. United States

Whether a guilty plea inherently waives a defendant's right to challenge the constitutionality of his statute of conviction.
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Moore v. Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

Capital Punishment

Moore v. Texas

Whether Texas is violating the Constitution by using a test to determine intellectual disability in death penalty cases that is inconsistent with both Supreme Court precedent and science.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
Moore v. Texas

Capital Punishment

Moore v. Texas

Whether Texas is violating the Constitution by using a test to determine intellectual disability in death penalty cases that is inconsistent with both Supreme Court precedent and science.
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Ehlena and Wonder
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

Disability Rights

Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools

Whether a student denied the right to bring her service dog to school must exhaust administrative remedies that cannot provide her with the relief that she seeks.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
Ehlena and Wonder

Disability Rights

Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools

Whether a student denied the right to bring her service dog to school must exhaust administrative remedies that cannot provide her with the relief that she seeks.
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Peña-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

Criminal Law Reform

Racial Justice

Peña-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado

Whether a court may consider evidence of racially discriminatory comments during jury deliberations in deciding whether to grant a new trial.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
Peña-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado

Criminal Law Reform

Racial Justice

Peña-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado

Whether a court may consider evidence of racially discriminatory comments during jury deliberations in deciding whether to grant a new trial.
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Weaver v. Massachusetts
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

Criminal Law Reform

Weaver v. Massachusetts

Whether, when defense counsel in a criminal trial, through constitutionally deficient performance, fails to object to “structural error,” the prejudice required to show ineffective assistance of counsel is presumed and thus shown as a matter of law.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
Weaver v. Massachusetts

Criminal Law Reform

Weaver v. Massachusetts

Whether, when defense counsel in a criminal trial, through constitutionally deficient performance, fails to object to “structural error,” the prejudice required to show ineffective assistance of counsel is presumed and thus shown as a matter of law.
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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!