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Knights v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on December 13, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-198 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: (1) Whether a court analyzing if a Fourth Amendment seizure has occurred is categorically barred from considering a person"s race; and (2) whether a seizure occurred under all the circumstances of this case.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/06/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2021)
08/30/2021Amicus brief of Anthony W. Knights not accepted for filing. (September 02, 2021)
08/30/2021Brief amici curiae of Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law, et al. filed.
09/01/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 10, 2021 to October 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
09/02/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 12, 2021.
09/10/2021Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
10/06/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 12, 2021 to November 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
10/07/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is further extended to and including November 9, 2021.
11/09/2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
11/23/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
11/23/2021Reply of petitioner Anthony W. Knights filed. (Distributed)
12/13/2021Petition DENIED.