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December 2025 oral arguments

7 cases across 5 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Five argument days, December 1 to December 10, 2025. Two of them have more than one case.

2 cases
Cox Communications, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Sony Music Entertainment, et al.Can an internet service provider be held liable, and found to have acted willfully, for copyright infringement just because it knew users were infringing and did not terminate their access?Decided 24-171Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al., Petitioners v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney GeneralMust a federal court of appeals defer to the BIA’s judgment that a given set of undisputed facts does not demonstrate mistreatment severe enough to constitute “persecution” under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)?Decided 24-777

1 case
First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc., Petitioner v. Jennifer Davenport, Attorney General of New JerseyWhen the recipient of a state investigatory subpoena demonstrates an objectively reasonable chill of its First Amendment rights, does a federal court lack jurisdiction to hear the case because those constitutional claims must first be resolved in state court?Decided 24-781

1 case
Gabriel Olivier, Petitioner v. City of Brandon, MississippiDoes Heck v. Humphrey bar Section 1983 claims for purely prospective relief when the plaintiff has already been punished under the challenged law, and does that bar apply even if the plaintiff lacked access to federal habeas relief?Decided 24-993

1 case
FTC removal protectionsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Rebecca Kelly SlaughterDo the statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission violate the separation of powers?Decided 25-332

2 cases
FS Credit Opportunities Corp., et al., Petitioners v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., et al.Does Section 47(b) of the ICA, 15 U.S.C. § 80a-46 (b), create an implied private right of action?Decided 24-345John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Joseph Clifton SmithWhen a capital defendant has taken multiple IQ tests with varying results, how should courts evaluate the cumulative effect of those scores to determine whether the defendant has significantly subaverage intellectual functioning under Atkins v. Virginia ?Decided 24-872