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

Kingsley v. Hendrickson
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2015

Prisoners' Rights

Kingsley v. Hendrickson

Whether the Constitution protects pretrial detainees against the unreasonable use of force regardless of the subjective motivation of the guards using that force.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2015
Kingsley v. Hendrickson

Prisoners' Rights

Kingsley v. Hendrickson

Whether the Constitution protects pretrial detainees against the unreasonable use of force regardless of the subjective motivation of the guards using that force.
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Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2015

Free Speech

Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans

Whether Texas violated the First Amendment by refusing to allow a specialty license plate bearing the Confederate Flag because its message was deemed offensive to many members of the public.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2015
Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans

Free Speech

Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans

Whether Texas violated the First Amendment by refusing to allow a specialty license plate bearing the Confederate Flag because its message was deemed offensive to many members of the public.
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City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2015

Disability Rights

City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan

Whether the ADA's requirement to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities applies to arrests and detentions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2015
City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan

Disability Rights

City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan

Whether the ADA's requirement to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities applies to arrests and detentions.
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Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2015

Voting Rights

Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al.

Whether an independent redistricting commission created by Arizona voters through the initiative process is constitutional.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2015
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al.

Voting Rights

Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al.

Whether an independent redistricting commission created by Arizona voters through the initiative process is constitutional.
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Holt v. Hobbs
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2015

Religious Liberty

Holt v. Hobbs

Whether Arkansas prison officials violated a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners when they denied petitioner an exemption to grow a one-half inch beard in compliance with his religious beliefs.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2015
Holt v. Hobbs

Religious Liberty

Holt v. Hobbs

Whether Arkansas prison officials violated a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners when they denied petitioner an exemption to grow a one-half inch beard in compliance with his religious beliefs.
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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!