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United States v. Donte J. Carter
Paid petition · District of Columbia Court of Appeals, No. 23-CF-0388 · judgment August 28, 2025
Certiorari denied · June 22, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether perceptions of law enforcement that a court attributes to a particular racial group are a relevant factor in the Fourth Amendment analysis of whether a member of that group has been seized. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
For respondent
Parker Andrew Rider-Longmaid
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Argument & decision
Decided June 22, 2026.
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
- Jun 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- Jun 08 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
- May 19 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2026.
- May 15 2026Reply of petitioner United States filed.
- Apr 29 2026Brief of respondent Donte J. Carter in opposition filed.
- Mar 17 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 29, 2026.
- Mar 13 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 30, 2026 to April 29, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 04 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 30, 2026.
- Feb 03 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 27, 2026 to March 30, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 23 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2026)
- Dec 19 2025Application (25A557) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 23, 2026.
- Dec 15 2025Application (25A557) to extend further the time from December 26, 2025 to January 23, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.
- Nov 17 2025Application (25A557) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 26, 2025.
- Nov 13 2025Application (25A557) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 26, 2025 to December 26, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.