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

Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Gonzales v. Carhart
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2009

Reproductive Freedom

Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Gonzales v. Carhart

Challenge to a federal abortion ban, adopted in 2003, that lacks an exception to preserve a woman's health and is so broadly written that it would prohibit abortions performed as early as 13 weeks into the pregnancy. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2009
Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Gonzales v. Carhart

Reproductive Freedom

Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Gonzales v. Carhart

Challenge to a federal abortion ban, adopted in 2003, that lacks an exception to preserve a woman's health and is so broadly written that it would prohibit abortions performed as early as 13 weeks into the pregnancy. DECIDED
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District Attorney's Office v. Osborne
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2009

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District Attorney's Office v. Osborne

Whether it violates due process to imprison someone who is actually innocent, and whether an inmate has a post-conviction right to obtain DNA evidence in the government's possession that could establish his innocence with total certainty. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2009
District Attorney's Office v. Osborne

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District Attorney's Office v. Osborne

Whether it violates due process to imprison someone who is actually innocent, and whether an inmate has a post-conviction right to obtain DNA evidence in the government's possession that could establish his innocence with total certainty. DECIDED
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Jarrar v. Harris, et al.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2009

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Jarrar v. Harris, et al.

In August 2007, the 桃子视频and NYCLU filed a federal civil rights lawsuit charging that a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official and JetBlue Airways illegally discriminated against an American resident, Raed Jarrar, based solely on the Arabic message on his t-shirt and his ethnicity.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2009
Jarrar v. Harris, et al.

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Jarrar v. Harris, et al.

In August 2007, the 桃子视频and NYCLU filed a federal civil rights lawsuit charging that a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official and JetBlue Airways illegally discriminated against an American resident, Raed Jarrar, based solely on the Arabic message on his t-shirt and his ethnicity.
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Vermont v. Brillon
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2008

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Vermont v. Brillon

Whether delays caused by systemic deficiencies in a state's indigent defense system can ever be charged against the state in deciding whether a criminal defendant has been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2008
Vermont v. Brillon

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Vermont v. Brillon

Whether delays caused by systemic deficiencies in a state's indigent defense system can ever be charged against the state in deciding whether a criminal defendant has been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. DECIDED
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Nken v. Mukasey
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2008

Immigrants' Rights

Nken v. Mukasey

Whether federal law can be construed to make it more difficult for an alien facing removal from the country to obtain a temporary stay pending judicial review of the agency decision than to obtain a final judgment reversing the removal order. 
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2008
Nken v. Mukasey

Immigrants' Rights

Nken v. Mukasey

Whether federal law can be construed to make it more difficult for an alien facing removal from the country to obtain a temporary stay pending judicial review of the agency decision than to obtain a final judgment reversing the removal order. 
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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!