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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015
LGBTQ Rights
Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio
The 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of Ohio and Alphonse Gerhardstein of Gerhardstein & Branch have filed suit on behalf of Jim Obergefell and David Michener, two widowers, and Robert Grunn, a funeral director, in a challenge to the Ohio constitutional and statutory marriage recognition bans.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015
LGBTQ Rights
Bourke v. Beshear & Love v. Beshear - Freedom to Marry in Kentucky
Bourke v. Beshear is a federal court challenge to Kentucky's constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples, filed by attorneys at Clay Daniel Walton & Adams and Fauver Law Office on July 26, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The plaintiffs are four same-sex couples seeking state recognition of their out-of-state marriages.
All Cases
13 Supreme Court Cases during the 2014 Term
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015
Racial Justice
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project
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
Jun 2015
Racial Justice
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project
Whether housing policies that have a disproportionate impact on racial minorities and women violate the anti-discrimination provision of the federal Fair Housing Act.
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2015
Women's Rights
Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Whether the Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits an employer from denying a light-duty accommodation to pregnant workers that is available to other employees.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2015
Women's Rights
Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Whether the Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits an employer from denying a light-duty accommodation to pregnant workers that is available to other employees.
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2015
Prisoners' Rights
Kingsley v. Hendrickson
Whether the Constitution protects pretrial detainees against the unreasonable use of force regardless of the subjective motivation of the guards using that force.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2015
Prisoners' Rights
Kingsley v. Hendrickson
Whether the Constitution protects pretrial detainees against the unreasonable use of force regardless of the subjective motivation of the guards using that force.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2015
Free Speech
Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans
Whether Texas violated the First Amendment by refusing to allow a specialty license plate bearing the Confederate Flag because its message was deemed offensive to many members of the public.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2015
Free Speech
Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans
Whether Texas violated the First Amendment by refusing to allow a specialty license plate bearing the Confederate Flag because its message was deemed offensive to many members of the public.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2015
Disability Rights
City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan
Whether the ADA's requirement to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities applies to arrests and detentions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2015
Disability Rights
City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan
Whether the ADA's requirement to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities applies to arrests and detentions.
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.
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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!