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Triston Harris Steinman v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-1703 · judgment November 13, 2025
Questions presented
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Did the Ninth Circuit’s reversal of the district court’s suppression ruling violate the party presentation principle, because the court reached a dispositive issue the government waived on appeal and applied a legal theory the government disclaimed in the district court?
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Whether the Fourth Amendment allows the police to prolong a traffic stop by asking investigatory questions for a de minimis period, notwithstanding Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348 (2015)?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jeremy Baron
Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 08 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 20 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2026.
- May 14 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 21 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 26, 2026)