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Daphne Moore v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 19-1583, 19-1626 · judgment June 9, 2022

Certiorari denied · May 22, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 16% cert probability (95% interval 9%–26%)

Before the decision, about 3.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a First Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition citing three to ten dissents.

Question presented

Whether long-term police use of a surveillance camera targeted at a person’s home and curtilage is a Fourth Amendment search.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Nathan Freed Wessler
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
4 cert-stage

Linked docket
22A224

Order
Order list, May 22, 2023 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. May 22 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 02 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
  3. May 01 2023
    Reply of petitioner Daphne Moore filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Apr 14 2023
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count
  5. Mar 07 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 14, 2023.
  6. Mar 06 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 15, 2023 to April 14, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  7. Feb 01 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 15, 2023.
  8. Jan 31 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 16, 2023 to March 15, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  9. Jan 13 2023
    Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  10. Jan 12 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 17, 2023 to February 16, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  11. Jan 12 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 16, 2023.
  12. Dec 22 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  13. Dec 21 2022
    Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  14. Dec 20 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Muslim Public Affairs Council filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  15. Dec 15 2022
    Response Requested. (Due January 17, 2023)
  16. Dec 14 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
  17. Dec 09 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  18. Nov 18 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 22, 2022)
    PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  19. Sep 14 2022
    Application (22A224) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 20, 2022.
  20. Sep 09 2022
    Application (22A224) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 21, 2022 to November 20, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.
    Main DocumentProof of Service