No. 25-1389October Term 2025Before Arguments
Docket 25-1389October Term 2025 (2025–2026)
Richard Hershey, Petitioner v. City of Bossier City, Louisiana, et al.
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the principles of Hope v. Pelzer are limited to Eighth Amendment claims or extend to Free Speech and Free Exercise claims such that petitioner’s constitutional claims should not be barred by qualified immunity?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
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