No. 24-847

Ladonies P. Strong v. United States

Lower Court: Armed Forces
Docketed: 2025-02-07
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: data-seizure dominion-and-control fourth-amendment military-justice property-interference search-and-seizure
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-03-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a different test is required for the seizure of data contained on a device than the test laid out in United States v. Jacobsen

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

In United States v. Jacobsen , 466 U.S. 109, 113 (1984), this Court held that “[a] ‘seizure’ of property occurs when there is some meaningful interference with an individual’s possessory interests in that property.” The Court of A ppeals for the Armed Forces, however, held—regarding the seizure of data under Article 131e, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 931e (2016)—tha t a seizure is complete when the authority seizing the property “has possession of the property and exercises dominion over it to the exclusion of all others.” The question presented is whether, regarding the seizure of data contained on a device, a different test is required than the one la id out by this Court in Jacobsen .

Docket Entries

2025-03-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/21/2025.
2025-02-18
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-02-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-02-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 10, 2025)
2024-12-12
Application (24A566) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 17, 2025.
2024-12-06
Application (24A566) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 19, 2024 to February 17, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Strong
Sean Patrick FlynnU.S. Army, Petitioner
Sean Patrick FlynnU.S. Army, Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent