October Term 2025 · Docket 26A274
National Republican Congressional Committee v. Brown
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October Term 2025 · Docket 24-889
Can a Generic Drug Maker's Public Statements Count as Patent Infringement?
Amarin Pharma sued Hikma Pharmaceuticals, claiming Hikma's public statements encouraged doctors to infringe Amarin's patent on its drug Vascepa. A district court threw out the complaint. The Supreme Court must decide whether those statements can count as actively inducing patent infringement.
October Term 2025 · Docket 25-1083
Can Courts Check How the Government Ended Protection for Syrians and Haitians?
The government ended temporary protected status for Syria and Haiti. The Supreme Court must decide whether a law barring court review of that decision also blocks judges from checking required steps, like consulting other agencies, before the decision was made.
October Term 2025 · Docket 24-856
Can a U.S. Company Be Sued for Helping Torture Committed Abroad?
People suing Cisco say it knowingly helped Chinese officials persecute Falun Gong practitioners from the United States. The Supreme Court must decide whether federal law allows lawsuits against a company for helping torture happen abroad, even when the company did not carry out the abuse itself.
October Term 2025 · Docket 24-1068
Does federal pesticide law block a state lawsuit demanding a stronger cancer warning?
Monsanto says its weed killer's EPA-approved label shields it from a Missouri cancer lawsuit. The person suing says federal approval is no excuse, and the Supreme Court must decide which argument wins.
October Term 2025 · Docket 25-112
Did a Geofence Warrant Searching Google Location Data Violate the Fourth Amendment?
Okello Chatrie says a warrant that let police search Google's location records around a bank robbery broke Fourth Amendment rules. The United States says the search was lawful and asks the Court to uphold it.
October Term 2025 · Docket 25-429
Must the Government Prove a Green Card Holder Was Seeking Admission Before Paroling Him at the Border?
A green card holder challenges his removal, arguing the government must prove he was seeking admission before it can parole him. The government says it can meet that proof duty later, in the removal proceeding.
October Term 2025 · Docket 25-197
How far does the rule barring federal courts from overturning state judgments reach?
The Supreme Court is weighing when federal district courts may revisit a state court judgment under the Rooker-Feldman rule.
October Term 2025 · Docket 25-466
Does SEC Disgorgement Have to Pay Injured Investors, or Can the Government Keep the Money?
The SEC and a challenger disagree over whether money recovered from securities violators must go to harmed investors or can stay with the government as a deterrent.
October Term 2025 · Docket 25-365
Does the Constitution Grant Citizenship to Every Child Born in the United States?
The Supreme Court must decide whether the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause gives automatic citizenship to babies born here to temporary visitors or undocumented parents. Or whether the government can exclude them.
October Term 2025 · Docket 25-5146
Where Does a Fraud Crime Happen When a False Record Is Made on a Computer?
Abouammo v. United States asks the Supreme Court to decide where a federal fraud crime counts as happening. The dispute is whether a trial can take place in San Francisco when the person created a false record elsewhere. The answer decides where the trial can occur.
October Term 2025 · Docket 25-83
Does a Federal Court Have Power to Confirm an Arbitration Award After Dismissing the Underlying Case?
Adrian Jules says the court lacked power to confirm a money award against him. Andre Balazs Properties says the court should enter judgment on the award and dismiss the case. The Supreme Court heard argument on March 30, 2026.
October Term 2025 · Docket 24-935
Does the federal labor law exemption cover bread delivery drivers on the last leg of an interstate trip?
Flowers Foods says its bread delivery driver, Angelo Brock, is not exempt from federal wage rules because he never crossed a state line. Brock says the exemption covers drivers on the last leg of an interstate journey. The Supreme Court heard argument on March 25, 2026.
October Term 2025 · Docket 25-5
Does the immigration law protect people who reach the border, or only those already inside the United States?
The federal government limits how many people can approach the border to ask for protection. Al Otro Lado says that policy breaks federal law. The Supreme Court must decide what the word arrives means in the immigration statute.
October Term 2025 · Docket 25-6
When Does Judicial Estoppel Apply to a Bankruptcy Debtor Who Left an Asset Off a Form?
Keathley says the Fifth Circuit applies too strict a presumption of intent when a debtor omits an asset. Buddy Ayers Construction defends the ruling, saying finality and court integrity justify it. The United States, as a friend of the court, asks the Court to vacate and send the case back for a broader fairness review.
October Term 2025 · Docket 24-1260
Can Mississippi count mail ballots received after Election Day?
The case asks what federal Election Day law requires when a timely mailed ballot arrives later.
October Term 2025 · Docket 24-1238
Does federal law shield freight brokers from state lawsuits?
A trucking crash case asks whether federal transportation law blocks negligence claims against companies that select carriers.
October Term 2025 · Docket 24-1063
Can a Guilty Plea's Appeal Waiver Block a Challenge to a Clearly Unlawful Sentence?
Munson P. Hunter, III pleaded guilty under a deal that waived his right to appeal his sentence. He says contract law can excuse that waiver when a sentence is clearly wrong. The United States says a valid waiver sticks. The Supreme Court heard argument on March 3, 2026, and has not ruled.
October Term 2025 · Docket 24-1234
Can the federal gun ban apply to someone who uses illegal drugs regularly?
United States v. Hemani asks whether the federal ban on gun possession by unlawful drug users can constitutionally apply to Ali Danial Hemani. The government defends the charge. Hemani argues the law cannot be applied to him.
October Term 2025 · Docket 25-95
When a County Keeps a Home's Extra Sale Money After a Tax Foreclosure. Does the Constitution Require the Homeowner to Get the Home's Full Market Value or Only the Leftover Amount?
A Michigan homeowner lost his house over unpaid taxes. The county sold it and kept the entire sale price. The homeowner says the Constitution entitles him to more than the small surplus left after the debt.