No. 25-248

District of Columbia v. R.W.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2025-09-03
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (5) Experienced Counsel
Tags: fourth-amendment investigative-stop judicial-review law-enforcement reasonable-suspicion totality-of-circumstances
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20 (distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether a court assessing the existence of reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment may exclude a fact known to the officer, or instead must assess all the evidence when weighing the totality of the circumstances.

2. Whether, under the totality-of-the-circumstances test, the officer in this case had reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigative stop.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court assessing the existence of reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment may exclude a fact known to the officer, or instead must assess all the evidence when weighing the totality of the circumstances

Docket Entries

2026-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2026-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-22
Reply of petitioner District of Columbia filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-22
Reply of District of Columbia submitted.
2025-12-08
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent R.W.
2025-12-08
Brief of respondent R.W. in opposition filed.
2025-12-08
Brief of R.W. in opposition submitted.
2025-11-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2025.
2025-10-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2025 to December 8, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-10-31
Motion of R.W. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-10-16
Brief amici curiae of Oklahoma, et al. filed.
2025-10-16
Amicus brief of State of Oklahoma and 27 Other States submitted.
2025-10-09
Brief amicus curiae of National Fraternal Order of Police filed.
2025-10-09
Brief amicus curiae of The National Fraternal Order of Police filed.
2025-10-09
Amicus brief of The National Fraternal Order of Police submitted.
2025-09-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 17, 2025.
2025-09-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 16, 2025 to November 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-29
Motion of R.W. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-16
Response Requested. (Due October 16, 2025)
2025-09-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-09-03
Waiver of right of respondent R.W. to respond filed.
2025-08-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 3, 2025)
2025-07-21
Application (25A63) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 29, 2025.
2025-07-03
Application (25A63) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 30, 2025 to August 29, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

District of Columbia
Caroline Sage Van ZileOffice of the Attorney General, Petitioner
R.W.
Jaclyn S. FrankfurtPublic Defender Service for DC, Respondent
State of Oklahoma and 27 Other States
Garry Michael Gaskins IIOklahoma Office of Attorney General, Amicus
The National Fraternal Order of Police
Larry H. JamesAmundsen Davis LLC, Amicus