Collins v. Virginia
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-1027 | Jan 9, 2018 | May 29, 2018 | 8-1 | Sotomayor | OT 2017 |
Holding: The Fourth Amendment"s automobile exception does not permit the warrantless entry of a home or its curtilage in order to search a vehicle therein.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on May 29, 2018. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion. Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- OT2017 #27: "Girl Scouts and Trick-or-Treaters" (First Mondays, June 4, 2018)
- Opinion analysis: Justices decline to extend Fourth Amendments "automobile exception" (Amy Howe, May 29, 2018)
- Argument analysis: Trying to draw lines on vehicle searches (Amy Howe, January 10, 2018)
- A "view" from the courtroom: Vehicle problems at the Supreme Court (Mark Walsh, January 9, 2018)
- OT2017 #10: "Under the Heat Lamp" (First Mondays, January 8, 2018)
- Argument preview: Justices to consider scope of Fourth Amendments automobile exception (Amy Howe, January 3, 2018)
- OT2017 #7: Keys to a Valet (First Mondays, November 27, 2017)
- Justices release January calendar (Amy Howe, November 17, 2017)
- OT2017 #1: "A Very Nice Office" (First Mondays, October 2, 2017)
- Justices issue orders from "long conference" (UPDATED) (Amy Howe, September 28, 2017)
- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, May 2, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/21/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 27, 2017) |
| 03/20/2017 | Waiver of right of respondent Virginia to respond filed. |
| 03/27/2017 | Brief amici curiae of United States Justice Foundation, et al. filed. |
| 04/05/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2017. |
| 04/12/2017 | Response Requested. (Due May 12, 2017) |
| 04/24/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 12, 2017. |
| 06/07/2017 | Brief of respondent Virginia in opposition filed. |
| 06/21/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2017. |
| 06/22/2017 | Reply of petitioner Ryan Austin Collins filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/28/2017 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 11/13/2017 | Brief of petitioner Ryan A. Collins filed. |
| 11/13/2017 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| 11/17/2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 9, 2018 |
| 11/17/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
| 11/17/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Restore the Fourth, Inc. filed. |
| 11/20/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Fourth Amendment Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/20/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Rifle Association Freedom Action Foundation filed. |
| 11/20/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/20/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| 11/20/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/20/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of American Motorcyclist Association filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/20/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed. |
| 11/22/2017 | CIRCULATED. |
| 12/13/2017 | Brief of respondent Virginia filed. |
| 12/18/2017 | Record requested from the Supreme Court of Virginia. |
| 01/02/2018 | Reply of petitioner Ryan A. Collins filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/04/2018 | Record received from the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Circuit Court of the county of Albemarle. (1 Envelope). |
| 01/05/2018 | Record received from the Court of Appeals of Virginia. (1 Envelope). |
| 01/09/2018 | Argued. For petitioner: Matthew A. Fitzgerald, Richmond, Va. For respondent: Trevor S. Cox, Acting Solicitor General of Virginia, Richmond, Va. |
| 01/17/2018 | Record received from the Supreme Court of Virginia is electronic. |
| 05/29/2018 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| 07/02/2018 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
| 07/02/2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| 08/28/2018 | The record from the Supreme Court of Virginia has been returned. |
| 08/29/2018 | The record from the Supreme Court of Virginia has been returned (2nd record). |