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

Ryan v.  Gonzales and Tibbals v. Carter
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2012

Capital Punishment

Ryan v. Gonzales and Tibbals v. Carter

Whether death row inmates who have been found incompetent are entitled to a stay of their federal habeas corpus proceedings.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2012
Ryan v.  Gonzales and Tibbals v. Carter

Capital Punishment

Ryan v. Gonzales and Tibbals v. Carter

Whether death row inmates who have been found incompetent are entitled to a stay of their federal habeas corpus proceedings.
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Automated License plate readers
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2012

Privacy & Technology

U.S. v. Jones

Whether the government needs a search warrant before placing a GPS device on a car and tracking the car's movements for a month.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2012
Automated License plate readers

Privacy & Technology

U.S. v. Jones

Whether the government needs a search warrant before placing a GPS device on a car and tracking the car's movements for a month.
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Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2012

Human Rights

Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.

Whether aliens who suffered severe human rights abuses abroad can sue those responsible for the abuses in federal court under the Alien Tort Statute.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2012
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.

Human Rights

Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.

Whether aliens who suffered severe human rights abuses abroad can sue those responsible for the abuses in federal court under the Alien Tort Statute.
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Arizona v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2012

Immigrants' Rights

Arizona v. United States

Whether Arizona's effort to enforce federal immigration law by creating its own rules for the interrogation, arrest and detention of undocumented persons is unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2012
Arizona v. United States

Immigrants' Rights

Arizona v. United States

Whether Arizona's effort to enforce federal immigration law by creating its own rules for the interrogation, arrest and detention of undocumented persons is unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause.
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Reichle v. Howards
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2012

Free Speech

Reichle v. Howards

Whether law enforcement officials can ever be sued for money damages when they have probable cause to arrest someone but choose to make the arrest based on the person’s constitutionally protected speech or views.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2012
Reichle v. Howards

Free Speech

Reichle v. Howards

Whether law enforcement officials can ever be sued for money damages when they have probable cause to arrest someone but choose to make the arrest based on the person’s constitutionally protected speech or views.
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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!