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Robert Michael Fall v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-7131 · judgment February 23, 2026


Certiorari denied · October 13, 2026

Question presented

Whether the government creates the “classic penalty situation” forbidden by Minnesota v. Murphy, 465 U.S. 420 (1984), where it is undisputed that a federal supervisee retains a valid Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination as to offense conduct, yet restoration of his access to constitutionally protected expression is conditioned, under threat of revocation, on potentially incriminating admissions in treatment or polygraph examination.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Michael Fall

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 13, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 13 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 17 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
  3. Sep 10 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jun 15 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 28, 2026)