Issue area
Civil rights cases
Equal protection, due process, statutory civil-rights, immunity, and discrimination cases.
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25-1361Steve Snyder, et al., Petitioners v. Village of Luckey, Ohio
1. Whether this Court’s Opinion in Knick, supra, permits a federal cause of action against a municipal entity for an uncompensated physical taking whe...
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25-7539Sebastien Djessouho, Petitioner v. IHMS (Boston), LLC, dba Taj Boston
from the Appeals Court of Massachusetts.
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25-1395Azad Alamgir Kabir, Petitioner v. WebMD LLC
1. Whether the systematic denial of Electronic Case Filing (ECF) access to pro se litigants violates the Equal Protection component of the Fifth Amend...
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25-7650William Peterman, Jr., Petitioner v. The Maple Press Company
1. Whether the authority of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 serves the unknown class; enforceable c? by demonstration of no difference to protected class...
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25-1197Brandi Greer, Petitioner v. Benton School District
This case asks whether someone who works as an independent contractor, rather than as an employee, can bring a disability discrimination claim under S...
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25-1371Arthur Edward Ezor, Petitioner v. Ellie Page
1. The Supreme Court of California should not have denied the Petition for Review, and the subject Order against EZOR should be reversed. 2. The Supr...
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25-1374Aisha Trimble, Petitioner v. United States
1. Whether Rule 12 dismissal lawfully bypasses entry of default or violates the Petition, Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses? 2. Whether the 20...
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25-1390Daniel Richard, Petitioner v. Kelly Ayotte, Governor of New Hampshire, et al.
from the Supreme Court of New Hampshire.
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25-1303Caryn Devins Strickland, Petitioner v. Nancy L. Moritz, Judge, In Her Official Capacity as Chair of the Judicial Conference Committee on Judicial Resources, et al.
1. Whether the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process and Equal Protection clauses permit the federal judiciary to require its employees to adjudicate sexual h...
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25-183Thomas Crowther, et al., Petitioners v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, et al.
Whether Title IX provides employees of federally funded educational institutions a private right of action to sue for sex discrimination in employment...
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Recent decisions
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24-993Gabriel Olivier, Petitioner v. City of Brandon, Mississippi
The Court is considering a civil rights case about qualified immunity for law enforcement officers. The case addresses the standard courts use to eval...
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24-109Louisiana, Appellant v. Phillip Callais, et al.
The Court decided Louisiana v. Callais on April 29, 2026, affirming and remanding a ruling that struck down Louisiana's SB8 congressional map as an un...
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25-83Adrian Jules, Petitioner v. Andre Balazs Properties, et al.
After Adrian Jules sued his former employer and related parties in federal court, the case was sent to arbitration and stayed. The Supreme Court is re...
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24-856Cisco Systems, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Doe I, et al.
This case asks whether U.S. courts can hold corporations liable for aiding and abetting human rights abuses under the Alien Tort Statute or the Tortur...
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24-1046Jason Wolford, et al., Petitioners v. Anne E. Lopez, Attorney General of Hawaii
The Court is considering a civil rights case about the standard for qualified immunity when law enforcement officers use force during an arrest. The c...
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24-43West Virginia, et al., Petitioners v. B. P. J., By Her Next Friend and Mother, Heather Jackson
A 14-year-old transgender girl seeks to compete on her school's girls' sports teams despite West Virginia's ban on transgender athletes in girls' spor...
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20-928National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System
This case challenges the federal law requiring only men, and not women, to register with the Selective Service for a possible draft. The petition argu...
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20-1088Carson v. Makin
This case is about Maine’s tuition-assistance program for families in school districts without their own public secondary schools and whether the stat...
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19-995Murray v. Mayo Clinic
This case asks the Supreme Court to decide the proper standard for proving discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Specifically, it ...
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19-7736Woods v. Wash. Metro. Transit Auth.
This is a pending case where the petitioner is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision involving the Washington Metropolitan Area Tr...
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19-7658In re Strange
1. Whether the lower courts erred in failing to address the Petitioner's claims of constitutional violations, including the denial of due process and ...
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19-7065Braspenick v. Johnson Law PLC
This case involves a petition for review of a decision by the Court of Appeals of Michigan in a dispute involving Johnson Law PLC. The petitioner has ...
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19-7166Karnofel v. Superior Waterproofing, Inc.
This is a pending petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Karnofel against Superior Waterproofing, Inc., seeking review of a decision by the Court ...
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19-446VF Jeanswear LP v. EEOC
VF Jeanswear asked the Supreme Court to decide how far the EEOC’s investigative power extends under Title VII. The company argues that the EEOC should...
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19-267Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru
This case asked whether teachers at Catholic elementary schools who taught religion and led students in religious activities count as “ministers” for ...
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19-1388Small v. Memphis Gas, Light & Water
This case asks whether an employer unlawfully denied Jason Small a religious accommodation under Title VII when it refused his request related to his ...
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19-1257Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
This case was about whether two Arizona voting rules unlawfully burden minority voters: a rule refusing to count ballots cast in the wrong precinct on...
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19-123Fulton v. Philadelphia
Philadelphia stopped working with Catholic Social Services in its foster-care program because the agency, for religious reasons, would not certify sam...
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19-1189BP p.l.c. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
Baltimore sued several energy companies in state court over the environmental harms of fossil fuels, and the companies tried to move the case to feder...
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18-1401Peterson v. Linear Controls, Inc.
This case asks whether Title VII's protections against discrimination in the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment apply only to major decisi...
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17-8148Leo Louis Kaczmar, III, Petitioner v. Florida
This case asked whether Florida could deny the benefit of Hurst v. Florida—which said a jury, not a judge, must make the findings needed for a death s...
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18-96Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas
This case was about a Tennessee law that let people or businesses get retail liquor licenses only if they had lived in the state for a set number of y...
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17-1618Bostock v. Clayton County
This case asked whether federal employment law protects a worker who says he was fired for being gay. Gerald Bostock claimed Clayton County unlawfully...
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18-1195Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue
This case was about Montana’s tax-credit scholarship program for private school tuition and the state’s decision to bar families from using those scho...
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18-1171Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media
This case asked what a business must prove to sue for race discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 after Comcast refused to carry channels owned by an A...
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24-38Bradley Little, Governor of Idaho, et al., Petitioners v. Lindsay Hecox, et al.
A transgender woman challenges Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act, which prohibits transgender girls and women from participating on female sports...
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19-8161In re Smith
Oscar Smith filed an application with the Supreme Court to stay his execution in Tennessee. The Court rejected the bid to block the execution, though ...
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18-281Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill
Virginia voters challenged 11 Virginia House of Delegates districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders, and a federal district court struck those...
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16-1067Murphy v. Smith
This case asked how much of a prisoner’s damages award must be used to pay attorney’s fees in a civil rights lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(d)(2). Th...
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23-7490Nicholson v. W. L. York, Inc.
This case involves a dispute over whether the continuing violations doctrine, which extends the statute of limitations for certain claims, applies to ...
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19-8101Mamone v. Burch
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed with the Supreme Court, originating from the Co...
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19-8268Brown v. Desrochers
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed in the Supreme Court following a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the S...
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19-7402Sanders v. Hennepin Cnty. Human Ser v. & Pub. Health Dep't Child Support
This case involves a dispute between an individual and the Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department regarding child support. The Su...
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19-7877Rogers v. Gastelo
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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19-7924Stacz v. ESA Mgmt., LLC
This case involves an appeal from the Supreme Court of California regarding a dispute with ESA Management, LLC. The petitioner asked the Supreme Court...
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19-7738H.K. V. v. Fla. Dep't of Children & Families
This case involves a legal dispute between an individual and the Florida Department of Children and Families. The specific details of the case are not...
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19-7990Roman v. Kim
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed with the Supreme Court following a decision by the Court of Appeal of California, Second ...
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19-943Vazirabadi v. Denver Health & Hosp. Auth.
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a decision by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding a dispute between Vaziraba...
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25-5557Indiana, ex rel. Danny W. Howell, Petitioner v. Circuit Court of Indiana, Wells County, et al.
1. Whether the Indiana Tort Claims Act's (ITCA) notice requirements are preempted by the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution when appli...
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19-7966Langford v. Cobb
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed with the Supreme Court, originating from the Ni...
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19-7199Tooly v. Schwaller
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari submitted to Justice Ginsburg regarding a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for ...
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19-7937Yaney v. Mason
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed as a pauper filed with the Supreme Court, seeking review of a decision ...
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19-7204Wilson v. Inch
Wilson v. Inch is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Supreme Court was asked to review the lower co...
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19-827Territory of Guam v. Davis
This case involves a challenge to a Guam law that restricted a plebiscite on the territory's political status to only "Native Inhabitants of Guam," wh...
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19-8156Stancu v. Hyatt Corp.
This is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit involving Stancu and Hyatt Corp. The Supreme Court was asked to ...
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19-7867Mims v. Ill. Health & Family Servs.
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by an individual seeking review of a decision by the Supreme Court of Illinois regarding ...
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19-7963Yisrael v. Inch
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a petitioner seeking review of a decision by the Supreme Court of Florida, accompanied...
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19-7920Johnson v. Inch
1. Whether the Florida Supreme Court's decision to apply Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (2016), and Hurst v. State, 202 So. 3d 40 (Fla. 2016), retro...
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22-757Roberts v. McDonald
This case asks whether the government can use a patient's race or ethnicity to determine their health risk and prioritize their medical treatment. It ...
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22-823Thompson v. Henderson
1. Whether a party is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on a motion for a new trial. 2. Whether restricting standard trial practices, such as challe...
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19-7995Jackson v. Magoon Estates Ltd.
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Jackson against Magoon Estates Ltd. following a decision by the United States Court of...
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19-7890Richards v. Michigan
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Richards against the state of Michigan, originating from the Court of Appeals of Michi...
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19-8123Brown v. Superior Court of Ind.
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Brown against the Superior Court of Indiana, originating from the Seventh Circuit.
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19-8316Troy-McKoy v. N.Y.C. Dep't of Parks & Recreation
This case involves a legal dispute between Troy-McKoy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation that was appealed to the Supreme Court ...
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22-193Muldrow v. City of St. Louis
The Supreme Court ruled that an employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act must show the transfer caused some harm to...
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22-807Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
The Supreme Court ruled that South Carolina's congressional redistricting plan was not an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, finding that the lower ...
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19-7829Phillips v. S. Coast Plaza
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Phillips against South Coast Plaza, originating from the Ninth Circuit. The specific l...
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19-8150Jackson v. Kan. City Kan. Pub. Sch. Unified Sch. Dist. No. 500
This case involves a legal dispute between Jackson and the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Unified School District No. 500. The petitioner asked the...
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23-1039Marlean A. Ames, Petitioner v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
The Supreme Court unanimously held that plaintiffs from majority groups do not face a higher evidentiary burden than minority plaintiffs when proving ...
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23-191Nancy Williams, et al., Petitioners v. Greg Reed, Secretary, Alabama Department of Workforce
The Supreme Court ruled that Alabama cannot require plaintiffs to exhaust state administrative remedies before filing a Section 1983 civil rights laws...
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23-477United States, Petitioner v. Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, et al.
The Supreme Court reviewed a Tennessee law that prohibits healthcare providers from administering certain medical treatments, such as puberty blockers...
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23-621Gerald F. Lackey, in His Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner v. Damian Stinnie, et al.
The Supreme Court considered whether plaintiffs who obtain a preliminary injunction but whose case becomes moot before a final judgment are eligible f...
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23-997Karyn D. Stanley, Petitioner v. City of Sanford, Florida
This case addressed whether a retired firefighter could sue her former employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for reducing her post-...
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24-249A. J. T., By and Through Her Parents, A. T. & G. T., Petitioner v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, et al.
This case involves a student with epilepsy who sued her school district for disability discrimination after they allegedly failed to provide adequate ...
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19-8180M. H. v. Ind. Dep't of Child Servs.
This case involves a dispute between M.H. and the Indiana Department of Child Services that was appealed from the Supreme Court of Indiana.
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22-174Groff v. DeJoy
A former postal worker sued the U.S. Postal Service under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act after being disciplined for refusing to work on Sundays du...
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19-7870Peets v. Fox
This case involves a procedural petition for a writ of certiorari submitted to Justice Kagan regarding a decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appe...
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19-7936Zavaglia v. Bos. Uni v. Sch. of Med.
This case involves a petition filed by Zavaglia against the Boston University School of Medicine. The Supreme Court was asked to review a decision fro...
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25-7266Katie Young v. United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
1. Whether a judicial officer violates the First Amendment by making statements that disparage a litigant ’ s Religious Beliefs, demonstrating hostili...
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25-6779Sasho Stantchev v. Bunker Hill Community College
from the Appeals Court of Massachusetts.
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25-1184Angela W. DeBose v. Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees
from the Supreme Court of Florida.
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25-1041Anthony Lewis v. HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital
1. Whether the district court deprived Dr. Lewis and his counsel of their statutory or procedural right to amend the First Amended Complaint without l...
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25-7113Gurjot Singh Dhaliwal, Petitioner v. Superior Court of California, Alameda County
1. Can local, states and/or federal government to circumvent the constitution of the United States, due process and equal protection of the law, and t...
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25-6430Jesse Michael Holliday, Petitioner v. California
1. Whether the due process rights of the petitioner were violated when he was subjected to multiple pretrial assaults/batteries/maiming by deputies ac...
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25-1157National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System
1. Standing: Whether the individual Plaintiffs have standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, established by allegations of a concrete and ...
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