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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2021
Immigrants' Rights
Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
The 桃子视频, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 new policy forcing asylum seekers to return to Mexico and remain there while their cases are considered.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2021
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Sierra Club v. Trump 鈥� Challenge to Trump鈥檚 National Emergency Declaration to Construct a Border Wall
In February 2019, the 桃子视频filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump鈥檚 emergency powers declaration to secure funds to build a wall along the southern border. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Sierra Club and the Southern Border Communities Coalition. The lawsuit argues that the president is usurping Congress鈥檚 appropriations power and threatening the clearly defined separation of powers inscribed in the Constitution. On January 20, 2021, President Biden halted further border wall construction. Litigation in this and subsequent related challenges has been paused or deadlines extended while the ACLU鈥檚 clients and the Biden administration determine next steps.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2021
Free Speech
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
On September 25, 2017, the ACLU-PA filed suit on behalf of B.L., a high school sophomore who has been cheerleading since she was in fifth grade and was expelled from the team as punishment for out-of-school speech.
All Cases
24 Supreme Court Cases during the 2020 Term
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Juvenile Justice
Jones v. Mississippi
Whether the Eighth Amendment requires a judge or jury to make a finding that a juvenile is 鈥減ermanently incorrigible鈥� before imposing a sentence of life without parole.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Juvenile Justice
Jones v. Mississippi
Whether the Eighth Amendment requires a judge or jury to make a finding that a juvenile is 鈥減ermanently incorrigible鈥� before imposing a sentence of life without parole.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Civil Liberties
Transunion v. Ramirez
Whether 8,185 people who were all falsely labeled terrorists by TransUnion, a credit reporting company, can be represented in a class action consistent with Article III and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Civil Liberties
Transunion v. Ramirez
Whether 8,185 people who were all falsely labeled terrorists by TransUnion, a credit reporting company, can be represented in a class action consistent with Article III and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Criminal Law Reform
Brownback v. King
Whether the district court鈥檚 dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) claim against the United States for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction bars adjudication of simultaneously filed constitutional claims against the individual officers responsible for the plaintiff鈥檚 injuries.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Criminal Law Reform
Brownback v. King
Whether the district court鈥檚 dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) claim against the United States for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction bars adjudication of simultaneously filed constitutional claims against the individual officers responsible for the plaintiff鈥檚 injuries.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Immigrants' Rights
Pham v. Guzman Chavez
Whether the Immigration and Nationality Act (鈥淚NA鈥�) requires a bond hearing for noncitizens who are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (鈥淚CE鈥�) while they seek protection from persecution or torture.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Immigrants' Rights
Pham v. Guzman Chavez
Whether the Immigration and Nationality Act (鈥淚NA鈥�) requires a bond hearing for noncitizens who are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (鈥淚CE鈥�) while they seek protection from persecution or torture.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Criminal Law Reform
Birt v. United States
Whether all individuals sentenced for crack cocaine offenses under a now-amended federal statute that created a 100-to-1 disparity between the treatment of cocaine in its crack and powder forms are eligible for resentencing under amendments made by the First Step Act of 2018.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Criminal Law Reform
Birt v. United States
Whether all individuals sentenced for crack cocaine offenses under a now-amended federal statute that created a 100-to-1 disparity between the treatment of cocaine in its crack and powder forms are eligible for resentencing under amendments made by the First Step Act of 2018.
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!