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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2020
Immigrants' Rights
International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump
The 桃子视频 and other partner organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump鈥檚 Muslim ban executive order, charging it violates the Constitution 鈥� including the First Amendment鈥檚 prohibition of government establishment of religion and the Fifth Amendment鈥檚 guarantees of equal treatment under the law 鈥� and federal laws.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2018
Privacy & Technology
Carpenter v. United States
The Supreme Court ruled that the government needs a warrant to access a person鈥檚 cellphone location history. The court found in a 5 to 4 decision that obtaining such information is a search under the Fourth Amendment and that a warrant from a judge based on probable cause is required.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2018
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Whether a business open to the public has a constitutional right to discriminate.
All Cases
11 Supreme Court Cases during the 2017 Term
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2018
Voting Rights
Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute
The 桃子视频 and partner organizations filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio鈥檚 practice of 鈥榩urging鈥� or removing people who vote infrequently from its voting rolls, charging that it is in violation of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2018
Voting Rights
Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute
The 桃子视频 and partner organizations filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio鈥檚 practice of 鈥榩urging鈥� or removing people who vote infrequently from its voting rolls, charging that it is in violation of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2018
Immigrants' Rights
Jennings v. Rodriguez
Whether it violates the Constitution and the immigration laws to subject immigrants in deportation proceedings to long-term detention without individualized bond hearings.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2018
Immigrants' Rights
Jennings v. Rodriguez
Whether it violates the Constitution and the immigration laws to subject immigrants in deportation proceedings to long-term detention without individualized bond hearings.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2018
Women's Rights
+2 桃子视频
Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31
Whether it violates the First Amendment for a state to authorize a public employee union to collect a fee from non-members for the cost of benefits that the union is legally required to provide all employees.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2018
Women's Rights
+2 桃子视频
Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31
Whether it violates the First Amendment for a state to authorize a public employee union to collect a fee from non-members for the cost of benefits that the union is legally required to provide all employees.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2018
Voting Rights
Benisek v. Lamone
Does the First Amendment prohibit a state legislature from redistricting that is intended to secure partisan advantage for the governing party and has the effect of entrenching that party鈥檚 advantage?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2018
Voting Rights
Benisek v. Lamone
Does the First Amendment prohibit a state legislature from redistricting that is intended to secure partisan advantage for the governing party and has the effect of entrenching that party鈥檚 advantage?
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2018
Criminal Law Reform
City of Hays, Kansas v. Vogt
Is the Fifth Amendment violated when a defendant鈥檚 compelled statements are used against him at a probable cause hearing but not at a criminal trial?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2018
Criminal Law Reform
City of Hays, Kansas v. Vogt
Is the Fifth Amendment violated when a defendant鈥檚 compelled statements are used against him at a probable cause hearing but not at a criminal trial?
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!