Kansas v. Glover
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-556 | Nov 4, 2019 | Apr 6, 2020 | 8-1 | Thomas | OT 2019 |
Holding: When a police officer lacks information negating an inference that a person driving is the vehicle"s owner, an investigative traffic stop made after running the vehicle"s license plate and learning that the registered owner"s driver"s license has been revoked is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on April 6, 2020. Justice Kagan filed a concurring opinion, in which Justice Ginsburg joined. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: Court upholds stop of vehicle based on registered owner's having revoked license (Evan Lee, April 7, 2020)
- Live blog of orders and opinions (Update: Completed) (Kalvis Golde, April 6, 2020)
- Argument analysis: Justices seem divided over evidence needed to make investigatory stop (Evan Lee, November 5, 2019)
- Argument preview: Can the police stop a vehicle because its registered owners license has been suspended or revoked? (Evan Lee, October 28, 2019)
- Three grants and youre out (of coffee) (Kalvis Golde, October 5, 2019)
- Overview of the courts criminal docket for OT 19 sizeable and significant (Rory Little, September 9, 2019)
- Justices grant one new case (Amy Howe, April 1, 2019)
- Petitions of the week (Aurora Barnes, December 4, 2018)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/25/2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 28, 2018) |
| 11/26/2018 | Waiver of right of respondent Charles Glover to respond filed. |
| 11/28/2018 | Brief amici curiae of States of Oklahoma, et al. filed. |
| 12/12/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019. |
| 12/19/2018 | Response Requested. (Due January 18, 2019) |
| 01/07/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 18, 2019 to February 19, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/09/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 19, 2019. |
| 02/19/2019 | Brief of respondent Charles Glover in opposition filed. |
| 03/05/2019 | Reply of petitioner Kansas filed. (Distributed) |
| 03/06/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019. |
| 03/25/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019. |
| 04/01/2019 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 04/04/2019 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| 04/09/2019 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Kansas. |
| 04/15/2019 | Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 17, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 16, 2019. |
| 04/16/2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Kansas |
| 05/28/2019 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| 06/17/2019 | Brief of petitioner Kansas filed. |
| 06/21/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of National District Attorneys Association filed. |
| 06/24/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| 06/24/2019 | Brief amici curiae of States of Oklahoma, et al. filed. |
| 06/24/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of National Fraternal Order of Police filed. |
| 06/24/2019 | Affidavit of Service filed with respect to brief of amicus curiae of The National Fraternal Order of Police. |
| 06/24/2019 | Certificate of Compliance filed with respect to brief of amicus curiae of The National Fraternal Order of Police. |
| 07/08/2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 4, 2019. |
| 07/12/2019 | Motion for an extension of time filed. |
| 07/12/2019 | Motion for a further extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including August 30, 2019. |
| 07/19/2019 | Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| 08/30/2019 | Brief of respondent Charles Glover filed. |
| 09/03/2019 | CIRCULATED |
| 09/06/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/06/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/06/2019 | Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/06/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Andrew Manuel Crespo filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/06/2019 | Brief amici curiae of Fines and Fees Justice Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/16/2019 | Record requested from the Supreme Court of Kansas. |
| 09/27/2019 | Record received from the Appellate Courts of Kansas. (1 Envelope). |
| 09/30/2019 | Reply of petitioner Kansas filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/07/2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| 11/04/2019 | Argued. For petitioner: Toby Crouse, Solicitor General, Topeka, Kan.; and Michael R. Huston, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Sarah E. Harrington, Bethesda, Md. |
| 04/06/2020 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg J., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| 05/08/2020 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
| 05/08/2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |