No. 20-7268
Jason P. Briscoe v. United States
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-review criminal-procedure fourth-amendment police-discretion pretextual-stop pretextual-stops probable-cause traffic-violation whren-v-united-states
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
AdministrativeLaw FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference:
2021-03-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether this Court's decision in Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which permits pretextual traffic stops so long as the police have probable cause to believe a traffic violation has occurred, should be overruled?
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether this Court’s decision in Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which permits pretextual traffic stops so long as the police have probable cause to believe a traffic violation has occurred, should be overruled? i
Docket Entries
2021-03-29
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-03-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-02-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 29, 2021)
Attorneys
Jason Briscoe
John Carl Arceci — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
John Carl Arceci — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent