Griffiths v. Keith
Pending Petition
Issue
(1) Whether a police officer must wait until an armed, fleeing suspect turns and points his gun at the officer before using deadly force where, as here, the suspect refuses to comply with an officer’s commands to drop his weapon, proceeds to flee with the gun in his hand, and could turn and fire upon the officer; and (2) whether the court of appeals violated existing Supreme Court precedent by merely citing the general rule in defining a clearly established right, and by failing to identify any case where an officer acting under similar circumstances was held to have violated the Fourth Amendment.
Sep 24, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 27, 2025)Oct 27, 2025Brief amicus curiae of National Fraternal Order of Police filed.
Nov 12, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
Nov 20, 2025Response Requested. (Due December 22, 2025)
Dec 19, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 22, 2025 to January 21, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Dec 19, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 21, 2026.
Jan 21, 2026Brief of respondent Rita Keith in opposition filed.Feb 2, 2026Reply of petitioner James Griffiths filed. (Distributed)Feb 4, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Feb 19, 2026Rescheduled.
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Recommended Citation: Griffiths v. Keith, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/griffiths-v-keith/