No. 21-198

Anthony W. Knights v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)
Tags: constitutional-analysis eleventh-circuit fourth-amendment free-to-leave free-to-leave-test race race-consideration reasonable-person reasonable-person-standard seizure
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment DueProcess CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-12-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court analyzing if a Fourth Amendment seizure has occurred is categorically barred from considering a person's race

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED A Fourth Amendment seizure occurs when, “in view of all the circumstances surrounding the incident, a reasonable person would have believed that he was not free to leave.” Brendlin v. California, 551 U.S. 249, 255 (2007). The questions presented are: 1. Whether a court analyzing if a Fourth Amendment seizure has occurred is categorically barred from considering a person’s race. 2. Whether a seizure occurred under all the circumstances of this case.

Docket Entries

2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-23
Reply of petitioner Anthony W. Knights filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2021-11-09
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Proof of ServiceMain Document
2021-10-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is further extended to and including November 9, 2021.
2021-10-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 12, 2021 to November 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2021-09-10
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2021-09-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 12, 2021.
2021-09-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 10, 2021 to October 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2021-08-30
Brief amici curiae of Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2021-08-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2021)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Anthony W. Knights
Aliza Hochman Bloom — New England School of Law, Petitioner
Aliza Hochman Bloom — New England School of Law, Petitioner
Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law, et al.
Deborah N. Archer — Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at New York University School of Law, Amicus
Deborah N. Archer — Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at New York University School of Law, Amicus
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Adeel Mohammad Bashir — President, American Muslim Bar Association, Amicus
Adeel Mohammad Bashir — President, American Muslim Bar Association, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent