No. 25-6637

Elizabeth A. Hughes v. Pennsylvania

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2026-01-21
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: blood-test civil-consequence due-process fourth-amendment voluntary-consent warrant-requirement
Key Terms:
ERISA FourthAmendment DueProcess CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the voluntary consent exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement applies where a person arrested for driving under the influence agrees to a blood test in response to statutory warnings of substantial civil consequence if the test is refused?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the voluntary consent exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement applies where a person arrested for driving under the influence agrees to a blood test in response to statutory warnings of substantial civil consequence if the test is refused?

Docket Entries

2026-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-02-02
Waiver of Pennsylvania of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-02
Waiver of right of respondent Pennsylvania to respond filed.
2026-01-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2026)

Attorneys

Elizabeth Hughes
Aaron Joshua MarcusDefender Association of Philadelphia, Petitioner
Pennsylvania
Katherine Elizabeth ErnstPhiladelphia District Attorney's Office, Respondent