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

Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2004

National Security

Women's Rights

Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders

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Pennsylvania State Police V. Suders. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2004
Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders

National Security

Women's Rights

Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders

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Locke v. Davey
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2004

National Security

Religious Liberty

Locke v. Davey

Reviewing use of taxpayer money for training clergy. DECIDED
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Locke V. Davey. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2004
Locke v. Davey

National Security

Religious Liberty

Locke v. Davey

Reviewing use of taxpayer money for training clergy. DECIDED
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Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2004

National Security

Religious Liberty

Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow

Reviewing whether schools can constitutionally include the phrase 'under God,' when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2004
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow

National Security

Religious Liberty

Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow

Reviewing whether schools can constitutionally include the phrase 'under God,' when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. DECIDED
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Blakely v. Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2004

National Security

Blakely v. Washington

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Blakely V. Washington. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2004
Blakely v. Washington

National Security

Blakely v. Washington

Blakely V. Washington. Explore Case.
License plates
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2004

National Security

Privacy & Technology

Thornton v. United States

Reviewing conviction based on illegal police search of a car. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2004
License plates

National Security

Privacy & Technology

Thornton v. United States

Reviewing conviction based on illegal police search of a car. DECIDED
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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!