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

Dorsey v. U.S.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012

Smart Justice

Dorsey v. United States and Hill v. United States

Whether the federal Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine from 100:1 to 18:1, applies to defendants who committed their offenses before the Act was passed but were sentenced after the Act's passage.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012
Dorsey v. U.S.

Smart Justice

Dorsey v. United States and Hill v. United States

Whether the federal Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine from 100:1 to 18:1, applies to defendants who committed their offenses before the Act was passed but were sentenced after the Act's passage.
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Magner v. Gallagher
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012

Racial Justice

Women's Rights

Magner v. Gallagher

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
Jan 2012
Magner v. Gallagher

Racial Justice

Women's Rights

Magner v. Gallagher

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. v. Alvarez
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012

Free Speech

U.S. v. Alvarez

Whether the government can make it a crime to intentionally lie about receiving a military honor, regardless of the circumstances in which the statement is made.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012
U.S. v. Alvarez

Free Speech

U.S. v. Alvarez

Whether the government can make it a crime to intentionally lie about receiving a military honor, regardless of the circumstances in which the statement is made.
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Dep't of Health and Human Services v. Florida
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012

Racial Justice

Dep't of Health and Human Services v. Florida

Whether the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, also known as the individual mandate, is constitutional.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012
Dep't of Health and Human Services v. Florida

Racial Justice

Dep't of Health and Human Services v. Florida

Whether the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, also known as the individual mandate, is constitutional.
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FCC v. Fox Television
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2011

Free Speech

FCC v. Fox Television

Whether the FCC's censorship of "indecent" speech on broadcast radio and television is unconstitutional?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2011
FCC v. Fox Television

Free Speech

FCC v. Fox Television

Whether the FCC's censorship of "indecent" speech on broadcast radio and television is unconstitutional?
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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!