No. 25-1215October Term 2025Before Arguments
Docket 25-1215October Term 2025 (2025–2026)
Mark B. Cohen, Petitioner v. Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania
from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
Case AcceptedUpcoming
Arguments AheadUpcoming
Decision ReleasedUpcoming
- What it's about
from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District.
Question presented
Whether content-based restrictions on the speech of sitting judges must satisfy strict scrutiny, such that the decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania violates the First Amendment.
- Case path
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District / Accepted by the Court
- Area
First Amendment
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
The Court does not announce decision dates in advance.Argument and decision days
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 1, 2026
- Method
- Methodology