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

MESSERSCHMIDT
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2011

Criminal Law Reform

Messerschmidt v. Millender

Whether a police officer can be held liable for executing a search warrant when it is objectively unreasonable to believe that the warrant is supported by probable cause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2011
MESSERSCHMIDT

Criminal Law Reform

Messerschmidt v. Millender

Whether a police officer can be held liable for executing a search warrant when it is objectively unreasonable to believe that the warrant is supported by probable cause.
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Al-Aulaqi v. Obama - Constitutional Challenge to Proposed Killing of U.S. Citizen
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2011

National Security

Al-Aulaqi v. Obama - Constitutional Challenge to Proposed Killing of U.S. Citizen

The 桃子视频 and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit in August 2010 challenging the government's asserted authority to carry out targeted killings of U.S. citizens located far from any armed conflict zone.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2011
Al-Aulaqi v. Obama - Constitutional Challenge to Proposed Killing of U.S. Citizen

National Security

Al-Aulaqi v. Obama - Constitutional Challenge to Proposed Killing of U.S. Citizen

The 桃子视频 and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit in August 2010 challenging the government's asserted authority to carry out targeted killings of U.S. citizens located far from any armed conflict zone.
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Doe v. Vermilion Parish School Board
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2011

Smart Justice

Women's Rights

Doe v. Vermilion Parish School Board

On September 8, 2009, the 桃子视频Women's Rights Project and the 桃子视频of Louisiana filed a lawsuit in a federal district court in Louisiana challenging the Vermilion Parish School District’s illegal sex segregation policy. The lawsuit charged that mandatory sex segregation in public schools violated Title IX of the Education Amendments, the Equal Education Opportunities Act and the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a parent whose two children were placed in sex segregated classrooms without being offered equal coeducational options as required by law.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2011
Doe v. Vermilion Parish School Board

Smart Justice

Women's Rights

Doe v. Vermilion Parish School Board

On September 8, 2009, the 桃子视频Women's Rights Project and the 桃子视频of Louisiana filed a lawsuit in a federal district court in Louisiana challenging the Vermilion Parish School District’s illegal sex segregation policy. The lawsuit charged that mandatory sex segregation in public schools violated Title IX of the Education Amendments, the Equal Education Opportunities Act and the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a parent whose two children were placed in sex segregated classrooms without being offered equal coeducational options as required by law.
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Golan v. Holder
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2011

Free Speech

Golan v. Holder

Whether the government may extend copyright protection to expressive material — including books, music, and movies — that was previously available in the public domain.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2011
Golan v. Holder

Free Speech

Golan v. Holder

Whether the government may extend copyright protection to expressive material — including books, music, and movies — that was previously available in the public domain.
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Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2011

Free Speech

Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories

Whether the challenged patents in this case violate both patent law and the First Amendment because they reach abstract ideas and pure thought.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2011
Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories

Free Speech

Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories

Whether the challenged patents in this case violate both patent law and the First Amendment because they reach abstract ideas and pure thought.
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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!