October Term 2020

Two inmates are asking the Supreme Court to lift a stay on a lower court's order that required a prison to imp...

Valentine v. Collier

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

20-7065

This case asks the Court to review a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase of a ...

Canales v. Lumpkin

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

20A32

This case asks whether death row inmates can interview jurors after a verdict to investigate potential racial ...

Mitchell v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

The Supreme Court ruled that a criminal defendant does not forfeit their Sixth Amendment right to confront wit...

20-637

Hemphill v. New York

Originating court

Court of Appeals of New York

The Supreme Court granted a preliminary injunction preventing New York from enforcing strict COVID-19 occupanc...

20A87

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

This case considers whether a defendant who pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm is auto...

20-444

United States v. Gary

Argued Apr 20, 2021

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

The Supreme Court considered whether New York's law requiring individuals to show a special need for self-defe...

20-843

New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen

In this case, the Supreme Court decided whether an attempted Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a 'crime of violen...

Argued Nov 3, 2021

Decided Jun 23, 2022

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

20-1459

United States v. Taylor

This case examines whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority under the Clean Air Act to re...

Argued Dec 7, 2021

Decided Jun 21, 2022

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

20-1530

West Virginia v. EPA

Argued Feb 28, 2022

Decided Jun 30, 2022

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

20-1472

This case examines whether the 30-day time limit to file a petition for review in the Tax Court is a strict ju...

Boechler v. Commissioner

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

20-1114

The Supreme Court considered whether the Department of Health and Human Services could lawfully reduce Medicar...

American Hospital Assn. v. Becerra

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

20-1566

David Cassirer and others filed a lawsuit to recover a painting stolen from their ancestors by the Nazi regime...

Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

20-1650

Carlos Concepcion sought resentencing for a crack cocaine conviction under the First Step Act of 2018. The Sup...

Concepcion v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

20-303

In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not require Congress to extend Supplemental S...

United States v. Vaello Madero

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

20-493

This case determines whether the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe's gaming operations are governed by the Restorati...

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

20-826

Ervine Davenport challenged his murder conviction because he was unconstitutionally shackled during his trial....

Brown v. Davenport

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

20-54

This case involves a property dispute between Bridge Aina Le'a, LLC and the Hawaii Land Use Commission. The Su...

Bridge Aina Le'a, LLC v. Hawaii Land Use Commission

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

20-828

Three Muslim residents sued the FBI over a covert surveillance program, prompting the government to invoke the...

FBI v. Fazaga

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

20-659

Larry Thompson sued police for malicious prosecution under Section 1983 after his criminal case was dismissed ...

Thompson v. Clark

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

20-8043

Carl Wayne Buntion asked the Supreme Court to stay his execution so he could challenge his 31-year stay on dea...

Buntion v. Lumpkin

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

20-1573

An employee sued her employer under California's Private Attorneys General Act despite signing an agreement to...

Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana

Originating court

Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District

20-1029

The Supreme Court considered whether the City of Austin's sign code, which allows digitization for on-premise ...

City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

This case involves a habeas corpus petition and addresses the standard for determining when an applicant has '...

20-5941

Thompson v. Lumpkin

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

A Colorado church is asking the Supreme Court to block a state COVID-19 regulation that limits religious gathe...

20A105

High Plains Harvest Church v. Polis

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

This case involves whether the Kentucky Attorney General can intervene in a lawsuit to defend a state abortion...

20-601

Cameron v. EMW Women's Surgical Center, P. S. C.

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

The federal government asked the Supreme Court to intervene and allow the execution of a federal inmate to pro...

20A9

Barr v. Purkey

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

A high school student was suspended from the cheerleading team for posting a vulgar message on social media wh...

20-255

Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B. L.

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

This case asks whether the government can deny a sentencing reduction for a defendant's acceptance of responsi...

20-5715

Longoria v. United States

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

This case involves a preliminary injunction issued against a jail for allegedly violating inmates' health, saf...

20A19

Barnes v. Ahlman

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

This case involves whether sovereign immunity bars claims brought by a West Point student that could have been...

20-559

Doe v. United States

TrackingKey context available; fuller brief still in progress

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

This case involves a legal dispute over the appropriate standard of proof or probability, specifically address...

20A111

Francois v. Wilkinson

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Whether the Supreme Court should vacate an initial finding made by a lower United States court.

20A128

Dunn v. Smith

TrackingKey context available; fuller brief still in progress

Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

20-827

United States v. Zubaydah

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-603

Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-1410

Xiulu Ruan v. United States

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-1312

Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-322

Garland v. Gonzalez

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-1088

Carson v. Makin

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-1263

Gallardo v. Marstiller

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-1641

Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc.

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-7622

Denezpi v. United States

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-1775

Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-1034

Golan v. Saada

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-1009

Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-1800

Shurtleff v. Boston

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-979

Patel v. Garland

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-219

Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.

20-807

LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.

Originating court

Lower court information is still being verified.