Decided Cases

Argued Oct 9, 2024

Decided Feb 25, 2025

Originating court

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

The Supreme Court ruled that when a district court decides whether to revoke a defendant's supervised release ...

23-7483

Edgardo Esteras, Petitioner v. United States

Does the Hazard Elimination Program exceed Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause?

Argued Feb 25, 2025

Decided Jun 20, 2025

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

01-1229

Pierce County, Washington v. Guillen, Legal Guardian of Guillen, Minors

TrackingKey context available; fuller brief still in progress

Argued Nov 4, 2002

Decided Jan 14, 2003

00-262

Arkansas v. Sullivan

Did the Arkansas Supreme Court err by taking into account an officer's subjective motivation in its probable-c...

TrackingKey context available; fuller brief still in progress

Decided May 29, 2001

Originating court

Arkansas Supreme Court

May an individual sue a State for money damages in federal court for violation of the Family and Medical Leave...

01-1368

Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs

TrackingKey context available; fuller brief still in progress

Argued Jan 15, 2003

Decided May 27, 2003

01-1375

United States v. Navajo Nation

Can the U.S. be held liable for a breach of trust with an Indian Tribe in connection with the negotiation of a...

TrackingKey context available; fuller brief still in progress

Argued Dec 2, 2002

Decided Mar 4, 2003

Originating court

01-1107

Virginia v. Black

Does the Commonwealth of Virginia's cross-burning statute, which prohibits the burning of a cross with the int...

TrackingKey context available; fuller brief still in progress

Argued Dec 11, 2002

Decided Apr 7, 2003

Originating court

Supreme Court of Virginia

21-418

Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist.

A high school football coach was disciplined by his school district for praying at midfield after games. The S...

Louisiana voters challenge a congressional map with two majority-Black districts as an unconstitutional racial...

Argued Apr 25, 2022

Decided Jun 27, 2022

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

24-109

Louisiana, Appellant v. Phillip Callais, et al.

This case involves a lawsuit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) after FBI agen...

Argued Mar 24, 2025

Decided Jun 27, 2025

Originating court

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

24-362

Curtrina Martin, Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of G. W., a Minor, et al., Petitioners v. United States, et al.

The Supreme Court held that a litigant who files a notice of appeal after the original deadline but before a c...

Argued Apr 29, 2025

Decided

24-275

Donte Parrish, Petitioner v. United States

The Supreme Court ruled that the 30-day deadline for filing a petition for review of a removal order is a mand...

Argued Apr 21, 2025

Decided Jun 12, 2025

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

23-1270

Pierre Yassue Nashun Riley, Petitioner v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General

The Supreme Court is deciding whether President Trump has authority to impose sweeping tariffs under emergency...

Argued Mar 24, 2025

Decided Jun 26, 2025

25-250

Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al., Petitioners v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., et al.

The Supreme Court ruled that a Texas death-row inmate has legal standing to sue state officials under 42 U.S.C...

Argued Nov 5, 2025

Decided Feb 20, 2026

23-7809

Ruben Gutierrez, Petitioner v. Luis Saenz, et al.

The Supreme Court ruled that the First Step Act's reduced sentencing penalties apply to defendants whose origi...

Argued Feb 24, 2025

Decided Jun 26, 2025

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

23-1002

Tony R. Hewitt, Petitioner v. United States

This is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in which a petition fo...

Argued Jan 13, 2025

Decided Jun 26, 2025

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

19-782

Kelerchian v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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00-1028

Ohio v. Reiner

Decided Mar 19, 2001

Originating court

Ohio Supreme Court

The Court addressed whether a federal court can abstain from hearing a case involving damages, specifically in...

95-244

Quackenbush v. Allstate Ins. Co.

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Cir...

Argued Feb 20, 1996

Decided Jun 3, 1996

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

19-7645

Gonzales v. Davis

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari regarding the immigration status of a lawfully admitted...

18-1329

Jobe v. Barr

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari from the Ninth Circuit that was submitted to the Suprem...

19-7627

Martinez v. Shinn

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari submitted to Justice Sotomayor regarding a decision fro...

19-7455

Bush v. Sharp

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Alabama regarding a dispute bet...

19-910

K.G. S. v. Facebook, Inc.

Originating court

Supreme Court of Alabama

Turkiye Halk Bankasi, a Turkish state-owned bank, was indicted for participating in a money-laundering scheme ...

21-1450

Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States

This case considers whether an order resolving a Federal Tort Claims Act claim blocks other claims arising fro...

Argued Jan 17, 2023

Decided Apr 19, 2023

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

22-912

King v. Brownback

Decided Oct 30, 2023

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

This case asks whether the Supreme Court should modify its precedent regarding the discretionary-function exce...

19-8273

Evans v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

This case involves a challenge to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Specifically, it address...

19-8387

Caldwell v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Monds seeking Supreme Court review of a decision by the U...

19-8380

Monds v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Augustin against the United States following a...

19-8277

Augustin v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

This case involves the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) and its requirements for sex off...

19-8400

Nichols v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

This is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to the Supreme Court, t...

19-8228

Marsh v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

This case considers whether the government can permanently strip a law-abiding citizen of their Second Amendme...

19-864

Beers v. Barr

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

This case asks whether an agreement between a defendant and the government to address a factual question at se...

19-8393

Tucker v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Jordan against the state of North Carolina fol...

19-8181

Jordan v. North Carolina

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

This case asks whether courts must use the modified categorical approach when evaluating if a prior conviction...

19-8333

Ali v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Whether the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act’s delegation of authority to the Attorney General t...

19-8381

O'Donnell v. United States

TrackingKey context available; fuller brief still in progress

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Ath against the United States, originating fro...

19-8261

Ath v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

This case involves a challenge to supervised release and the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (S...

19-8235

Eaton v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

This case involves a challenge to a Guam law that restricted a plebiscite on the territory's political status ...

19-827

Territory of Guam v. Davis

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Dearieus Duheart filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review a decision by th...

19-8342

Duheart v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

This case involves a petition by Guerrero-Castro asking the Supreme Court to review a decision made by the Uni...

19-8376

Guerrero-Castro v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Larry Gentry filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review a decision by the Co...

19-8196

Gentry v. Arizona

Originating court

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One

This case asks whether forensic pathology reports are considered testimonial evidence under the Confrontation ...

19-8269

James v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Dowell against the United States following a d...

19-8254

Dowell v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Geophysical Service, Inc. against TGS-Nopec Ge...

19-873

Geophysical Ser v. , Inc. v. TGS-Nopec Geophysical Co.

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh ...

19-8315

Vincent v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth ...

19-8208

Harris v. Jennings

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

The petitioner filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to stay a lower court decisi...

19-8188

Hamilton v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit