Hammond v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on April 25, 2022
Issue: (1) Whether a government agent"s direction to a wireless carrier to send a signal to a person"s phone, so that the phone reveals the person"s precise location and movements in real time, is a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment; and (2) whether a government agent"s good faith but objectively incorrect reading of a statute prevents the exclusion of constitutionally tainted evidence in a criminal trial.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/17/2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 20, 2021) |
| 12/15/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 20, 2021 to January 19, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 12/17/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 19, 2022. |
| 12/20/2021 | Amicus brief of Rutherford Institute, et al. not accepted for filing. (December 23, 2021) (Corrected PDF will be submitted) |
| 12/20/2021 | Brief amici curiae of Rutherford Institute, et al. filed. |
| 01/11/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 19, 2022 to February 18, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/12/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 18, 2022. |
| 02/11/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 18, 2022 to March 21, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/14/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 21, 2022. |
| 03/21/2022 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 04/05/2022 | Reply of petitioner Rex Hammond filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/06/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022. |
| 04/25/2022 | Petition DENIED. |