No. 21-374

Steven Edward Struve v. Iowa

Lower Court: Iowa
Docketed: 2021-09-08
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: cellphone-use civil-rights fourth-amendment investigatory-stop law-enforcement reasonable-suspicion texting-while-driving traffic-stop
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether police officers have reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment to initiate a traffic stop for briefly holding a cellphone

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED More than 20 states have laws that prohibit sending text messages on a cellphone while driving, but allow drivers to use their cellphones for other purposes, such as navigation or playing music. The question presented is: Whether police officers in those states have reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment to initiate an investigatory traffic stop, where they observe a driver briefly holding and manipulating a cellphone, in a manner that does not indicate whether the cellphone is being used for a lawful or prohibited purpose. (D

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-01
Reply of petitioner Steven Edward Struve filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-16
Brief of respondent Iowa in opposition filed.
2021-10-18
Response Requested. (Due November 17, 2021)
2021-10-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-09-10
Waiver of right of respondent Iowa to respond filed.
2021-09-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 8, 2021)

Attorneys

State of Iowa
Kevin CmelikIowa Department of Justice, Respondent
Steven Edward Struve
Jeremy Charles MarwellVinson & Elkins LLP, Petitioner