Supreme Court Term 2025-2026

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

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574 Supreme Court Cases

Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2013

Racial Justice

Women's Rights

Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.

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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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2013
Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.

Racial Justice

Women's Rights

Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc.

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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United States v. Apel
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2013

Free Speech

United States v. Apel

Whether someone who has been barred from a military base may subsequently be prosecuted for demonstrating outside the main gate of the base in a designated protest zone located on military property.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2013
United States v. Apel

Free Speech

United States v. Apel

Whether someone who has been barred from a military base may subsequently be prosecuted for demonstrating outside the main gate of the base in a designated protest zone located on military property.
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Kansas v. Cheever
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2013

Smart Justice

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Kansas v. Cheever

Whether the Fifth Amendment imposes any limits on the state's ability to introduce evidence derived from a court-ordered psychiatric examination of the defendant by the state's expert.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2013
Kansas v. Cheever

Smart Justice

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Kansas v. Cheever

Whether the Fifth Amendment imposes any limits on the state's ability to introduce evidence derived from a court-ordered psychiatric examination of the defendant by the state's expert.
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Hollingsworth v. Perry
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2013

LGBTQ Rights

Hollingsworth v. Perry

Whether California鈥檚 Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution to define marriage as solely between a man and a woman, violates equal protection.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2013
Hollingsworth v. Perry

LGBTQ Rights

Hollingsworth v. Perry

Whether California鈥檚 Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution to define marriage as solely between a man and a woman, violates equal protection.
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Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2013

Voting Rights

Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona

Whether Arizona may require proof of citizenship before registering to vote in federal elections when federal law does not.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2013
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona

Voting Rights

Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona

Whether Arizona may require proof of citizenship before registering to vote in federal elections when federal law does not.
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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!