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

Man in handcuffs
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2016

Racial Justice

Criminal Law Reform

Utah v. Strieff

Whether the prosecution may use evidence seized after an arrest on an outstanding warrant that was only discovered after an unconstitutional stop.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2016
Man in handcuffs

Racial Justice

Criminal Law Reform

Utah v. Strieff

Whether the prosecution may use evidence seized after an arrest on an outstanding warrant that was only discovered after an unconstitutional stop.
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Williams v. Pennsylvania
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2015

Capital Punishment

Williams v. Pennsylvania

Whether defendant’s constitutional rights were violated when the prosecutor who initially sought the death penalty subsequently votes to uphold it as a member of the state supreme court.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2015
Williams v. Pennsylvania

Capital Punishment

Williams v. Pennsylvania

Whether defendant’s constitutional rights were violated when the prosecutor who initially sought the death penalty subsequently votes to uphold it as a member of the state supreme court.
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Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2015

Women's Rights

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Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association

Whether public employee unions can be authorized by state law to collect a fee from non-members for the cost of negotiating and implementing a collective bargaining agreement that benefits all employees.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2015
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association

Women's Rights

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Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association

Whether public employee unions can be authorized by state law to collect a fee from non-members for the cost of negotiating and implementing a collective bargaining agreement that benefits all employees.
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Spradley v. State of Alabama
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2015

Smart Justice

Capital Punishment

Spradley v. State of Alabama

Montez Spradley, who was sentenced to death in Alabama for a 2004 murder he did not commit, was released from prison in September 2015. He had spent 9.5 years behind bars, 3.5 years of them on death row. He is 32 years old.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2015
Spradley v. State of Alabama

Smart Justice

Capital Punishment

Spradley v. State of Alabama

Montez Spradley, who was sentenced to death in Alabama for a 2004 murder he did not commit, was released from prison in September 2015. He had spent 9.5 years behind bars, 3.5 years of them on death row. He is 32 years old.
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Juvenile Justice
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2015

Criminal Law Reform

Montgomery v. Louisiana

Whether the Supreme Court’s 2012 ruling prohibiting mandatory sentences of life without parole for juvenile offenders applies retroactively.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2015
Juvenile Justice

Criminal Law Reform

Montgomery v. Louisiana

Whether the Supreme Court’s 2012 ruling prohibiting mandatory sentences of life without parole for juvenile offenders applies retroactively.
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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!