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![Department of Homeland Security v. Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Department of Homeland Security v. Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam
![Aimee Stephens in front of the Supreme Court](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB19-Aimee-Stephens-SCOTUS-1110x740-600x400.jpg)
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC & Aimee Stephens
![Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey/Trump v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey/Trump v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey
![Supreme Court](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/10/web19-supremecourtwinter-1110x740-600x400.jpg)
Trump v. Mazars/Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG
![Supreme Court](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/10/web19-supremecourtwinter-1110x740-600x400.jpg)
Trump v. Vance
![Don Zarda, Melissa Zarda, Bill Moore](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB19-Don-Zarda-Melissa-Zarda-Bill-Moore-1160x864-600x447.jpg)
Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda
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All Cases
17 Supreme Court Cases during the 2019 Term
![June Medical Services v. Russo](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
June Medical Services v. Russo
![June Medical Services v. Russo](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
June Medical Services v. Russo
![Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue
![Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue
![Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org
![Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org
![Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California
![Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California
![Police Officer Back](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18-policeofficerback-1160x768-600x397.jpg)
Torres v. Madrid
![Police Officer Back](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18-policeofficerback-1160x768-600x397.jpg)
Torres v. Madrid
How Do Terms Work?
Between October and late June or early July the Supreme Court is “in session,” meaning it hears oral arguments, issues written decisions, and decides whether to take additional cases.
Submitting petitions
Our legal team at the ACLU files a cert petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, a type of petition that usually argues that a lower court has incorrectly decided an important question of law that violates civil rights and should be fixed to prevent similar confusion in similar cases.
U.S. Supreme Court decides to take a case
On average, the Court considers about 7,000 ‐ 8,000 petitions each term and accepts about 80 for oral argument.
Oral arguments
This is the period where the U.S. Supreme Court listens to our case in court.
U.S. Supreme Court makes final decisions
While the U.S. Supreme Court makes decisions throughout the term, many are released right before the term ends. If a decision doesn't go in our favor, we fight back!