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Adrienne L. Clark v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, No. 25-0208 · judgment September 22, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
The questions presented are:
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Whether the Fourth Amendment is violated when evidence seized outside the scope of a search warrant is admitted in a military trial?
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Whether the Fifth Amendment is violated when an appellate court affirms a conviction despite the Government failing to prove that its evidence was not derived from the defendant’s immunized statements?
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Does the Constitution preclude a court-martial panel of lay members from convicting a defendant of a criminal offense by a nonunanimous vote?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Megan Renee Crouch
U.S. Air Force, Appellate Defense Division
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Mar 30 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 11 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
- Mar 09 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 18 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2026)
- Nov 13 2025Application (25A536) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 19, 2026.
- Nov 05 2025Application (25A536) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 21, 2025 to February 19, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.