No. 25-5133

Alexander P. Bebris v. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2025-07-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-interpretation federal-authority foia-applicability incorporation-status law-enforcement-powers statutory-mandate
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an entity becomes a U.S. 'authority' based on federal funding, statutory directives, and law enforcement powers, and if so, whether such an entity is subject to the Freedom of Information Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Does an entity, regardless of its method or location of its incorporation, bedome an "authority" of the United States when; (1) the majority of funding for said entity is provided by the federal government; (2) that entity is specifically named and directed by statute to perform particular functions and actions; f:' and, (3) a subset of the directed statutory mandates include the exercise of power(s) [law enforcement] that have been reserved to the sovereign? 2. If an entity is found to be an "authority" of the United States in meeting question #1 in the affirmative, is that entity subject to the provisions of 5 USC 552 ("The Freedom of Information Act")? 3. Does an entity, regardless of how and where it is incorporated, become a "de facto" agency of the United States under Article II of the United States Constitution where that entity has been granted a special law enforcement authority by Congress? i .

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-01
Waiver of NCMEC of right to respond submitted.
2025-08-01
Waiver of right of respondent NCMEC to respond filed.
2025-05-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 15, 2025)
2025-03-25
Application (24A908) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 5, 2025.
2025-03-13
Application (24A908) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 6, 2025 to June 5, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Alexander Bebris
Alexander P. Bebris — Petitioner
NCMEC
Barbara Anne SmithBryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Respondent