No. 25-248
Tags: fourth-amendment investigative-stop judicial-review law-enforcement reasonable-suspicion totality-of-circumstances
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
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 Zile — Office of the Attorney General, Petitioner
R.W.
Jaclyn S. Frankfurt — Public Defender Service for DC, Respondent
State of Oklahoma and 27 Other States
The National Fraternal Order of Police
Larry H. James — Amundsen Davis LLC, Amicus