Brown v. Polk County, Wisconsin

Petition for certiorari denied on April 19, 2021

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-982	7th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2020

Issue: Whether the Fourth Amendment permits jail officials to conduct a physical, penetrative search of the vagina and/or anus of a pretrial detainee without a warrant, probable cause or exigent circumstances, including in cases of persons detained for minor nonviolent non-drug offenses like shoplifting.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/15/2021	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 24, 2021)
02/23/2021	Brief amici curiae of National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, et al. filed.
02/24/2021	Brief of respondents Polk County, Wisconsin, et al. in opposition filed.
02/24/2021	Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Restore the Fourth, Inc. filed.
03/10/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
03/11/2021	Reply of petitioner Sharon Brown filed. (Distributed)
03/19/2021	Rescheduled.
03/29/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021.
03/30/2021	Rescheduled.
04/12/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
04/19/2021	Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)