Supreme Court Term 2025-2026

We鈥檙e breaking down the cases we've asked the court to consider this term.

All Cases

574 Supreme Court Cases

Jim Obergefell
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015

LGBTQ Rights

Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio

The 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of Ohio and Alphonse Gerhardstein of Gerhardstein & Branch have filed suit on behalf of Jim Obergefell and David Michener, two widowers, and Robert Grunn, a funeral director, in a challenge to the Ohio constitutional and statutory marriage recognition bans.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015
Jim Obergefell

LGBTQ Rights

Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio

The 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of Ohio and Alphonse Gerhardstein of Gerhardstein & Branch have filed suit on behalf of Jim Obergefell and David Michener, two widowers, and Robert Grunn, a funeral director, in a challenge to the Ohio constitutional and statutory marriage recognition bans.
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Bourke Family
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015

LGBTQ Rights

Bourke v. Beshear & Love v. Beshear - Freedom to Marry in Kentucky

Bourke v. Beshear is a federal court challenge to Kentucky's constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples, filed by attorneys at Clay Daniel Walton & Adams and Fauver Law Office on July 26, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The plaintiffs are four same-sex couples seeking state recognition of their out-of-state marriages.
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Bourke V. Beshear & Love V. Beshear - Freedom To Marry In Kentucky. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015
Bourke Family

LGBTQ Rights

Bourke v. Beshear & Love v. Beshear - Freedom to Marry in Kentucky

Bourke v. Beshear is a federal court challenge to Kentucky's constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples, filed by attorneys at Clay Daniel Walton & Adams and Fauver Law Office on July 26, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The plaintiffs are four same-sex couples seeking state recognition of their out-of-state marriages.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015

Racial Justice

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project

Whether housing policies that have a disproportionate impact on racial minorities and women violate the anti-discrimination provision of the federal Fair Housing Act.
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Texas Department Of Housing & Community Affairs V. Inclusive Communities Project. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015

Racial Justice

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project

Whether housing policies that have a disproportionate impact on racial minorities and women violate the anti-discrimination provision of the federal Fair Housing Act.
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Hurst v. Florida
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015

Capital Punishment

Hurst v. Florida

Whether Florida鈥檚 death penalty scheme violates the Constitution by allowing the judge, rather than a jury, to make critical factfinding determinations.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015
Hurst v. Florida

Capital Punishment

Hurst v. Florida

Whether Florida鈥檚 death penalty scheme violates the Constitution by allowing the judge, rather than a jury, to make critical factfinding determinations.
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Pregnant woman
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2015

Women's Rights

Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

Whether the Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits an employer from denying a light-duty accommodation to pregnant workers that is available to other employees.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2015
Pregnant woman

Women's Rights

Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

Whether the Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits an employer from denying a light-duty accommodation to pregnant workers that is available to other employees.
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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!