No. 25-1030
Christopher R. Cummins v. Illinois
Response RequestedResponse Waived
Tags: constitutional-protection emergency-exception fourth-amendment police-conduct warrant-requirement warrantless-entry
Latest Conference:
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Will a warrantless entry into a residence by the police be upheld under the "emergency exception" to the warrant requirement of the 4th Amendment when the police observed no fracas and had not received any information that "anybody was hurt in there or that there was an emergency"?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a warrantless entry into a residence by police is justified under the emergency exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement when officers observed no fracas and received no information that anyone was hurt or that an emergency existed
Docket Entries
2026-04-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 15, 2026.
2026-04-06
Motion of Illinois for an extension of time submitted.
2026-04-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 15, 2026 to May 15, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-03-16
Response Requested. (Due April 15, 2026)
2026-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
2026-03-02
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2026-02-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 1, 2026)
Attorneys
Christopher Cummins
Terry David Slaw — Law Offices of Terry D. Slaw P.C., Petitioner
Illinois