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Elizabeth A. Hughes v. Pennsylvania

IFP petition · Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Office, No. 218 EDA 2024 · judgment April 29, 2025

Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Question presented

Whether the voluntary consent exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement applies where a person arrested for driving under the influence agrees to a blood test in response to statutory warnings of substantial civil consequence if the test is refused?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Aaron Joshua Marcus
Defender Association of Philadelphia

For respondent
Katherine Elizabeth Ernst
Philadelphia District Attorney's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Feb 23 2026
Petition DENIED.
Feb 05 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Feb 02 2026
Waiver of right of respondent Pennsylvania to respond filed.
Main Document
Jan 16 2026
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service