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Oregon v. Harris

Petition for certiorari denied on December 5, 2022

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-85 Or. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: (1) Whether Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 prohibits the "principal prosecuting attorney" of a locality from delegating the authority to apply for a wiretap order to a deputy when state law allows the delegation; and (2) whether Title III requires suppression of the evidence obtained if a wiretap is later held invalid, even if law enforcement officers had an objectively reasonable, good-faith belief that their conduct was lawful.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/26/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2022)
08/16/2022Waiver of right of respondent Langston Amani Harris to respond filed.
08/31/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
09/06/2022Response Requested. (Due October 6, 2022)
09/26/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 6, 2022 to November 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
09/27/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 7, 2022.
10/27/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2022 to November 8, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
10/28/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 8, 2022.
11/08/2022Brief of respondent Langston Amani Harris in opposition filed.
11/08/2022Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under 15.5 filed by petitioner.
11/15/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
11/18/2022Reply of petitioner Oregon filed. (Distributed)
12/05/2022Petition DENIED.