No. 25-6753
Tags: biological-material dna-analysis fourth-amendment identification-profiling probable-cause warrantless-search
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference:
N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Fourth Amendment allows the government, without a warrant or probable cause, to (1) extract and (2) analyze DNA from biological material inadvertently shed on discarded personal items for "identification only" profiling.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Fourth Amendment allows the government, without a warrant or probable cause, to extract and analyze DNA from biological material inadvertently shed on discarded personal items for 'identification only' profiling
Docket Entries
2026-02-11
Waiver of State of Connecticut of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)
2025-12-09
Application (25A672) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 4, 2026.
2025-12-05
Application (25A672) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 5, 2026 to February 4, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
Michael Sharpe
Tobias Samuel Loss-Eaton — Sidley Austin LLP, Petitioner
State of Connecticut
Denise B. Smoker — Off. of Chief State's Atty, Respondent