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

J.W. v. Desoto County School District
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2009

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Racial Justice

J.W. v. Desoto County School District

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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2009
J.W. v. Desoto County School District

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Racial Justice

J.W. v. Desoto County School District

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Perdue v. Kenny A.
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2009

National Security

Perdue v. Kenny A.

Whether a district court may award enhanced attorney’s fees to a prevailing plaintiff in a civil rights action based on extraordinary performance and exceptional results.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2009
Perdue v. Kenny A.

National Security

Perdue v. Kenny A.

Whether a district court may award enhanced attorney’s fees to a prevailing plaintiff in a civil rights action based on extraordinary performance and exceptional results.
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Alvarez v. Smith
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2009

National Security

Alvarez v. Smith

Whether a state must provide some sort of preliminary hearing when it allows cars and other property to be seized and held for six months or more pending final forfeiture proceedings.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2009
Alvarez v. Smith

National Security

Alvarez v. Smith

Whether a state must provide some sort of preliminary hearing when it allows cars and other property to be seized and held for six months or more pending final forfeiture proceedings.
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Wood v. Allen
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2009

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+2 桃子视频

Wood v. Allen

Whether the federal courts properly reviewed the state court findings in this habeas corpus proceeding to determine the constitutionality of the petitioner's death sentence.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2009
Wood v. Allen

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Wood v. Allen

Whether the federal courts properly reviewed the state court findings in this habeas corpus proceeding to determine the constitutionality of the petitioner's death sentence.
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2009

Free Speech

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Whether a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which bars unions and corporations (both for-profit and non-profit) from engaging in "electioneering communications," violates the First Amendment and should be struck down as facially unconstitutional.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2009
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Free Speech

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Whether a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which bars unions and corporations (both for-profit and non-profit) from engaging in "electioneering communications," violates the First Amendment and should be struck down as facially 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!