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Clyde S. Bovat v. Vermont
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Vermont, No. 2018-362 · judgment November 8, 2019
Certiorari denied · October 19, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether a police officer can access “semiprivate” areas within a home’s curtilage to conduct an investigation without a warrant. (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kirti Datla
Earthjustice
For respondent
Erica Albin Marthage
Bennington County State's Attorney
Argument & decision
Decided October 19, 2020.
Proceedings
- Oct 19 2020Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Gorsuch, with whom Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan join, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
- Oct 13 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
- Oct 05 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
- Jul 22 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
- Jul 22 2020Reply of petitioner Clyde S. Bovat filed. (Distributed)
- Jul 06 2020Brief of respondent Vermont in opposition filed.
- Jun 19 2020Brief amici curiae of The Rutherford Institute and Restore The Fourth, Inc. filed.
- Jun 19 2020Brief amicus curiae of National Association for Public Defense filed.
- Jun 17 2020Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
- Jun 12 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 10, 2020.
- Jun 11 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 19, 2020 to July 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 18 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 19, 2020)
- Feb 27 2020Application (19A952) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until May 18, 2020.
- Feb 26 2020Application (19A952) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 18, 2020 to May 17, 2020, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.