No. 18-5585

Karen Mackey v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: border-patrol due-process equal-protection fourth-amendment gender-discrimination traffic-stop unreasonable-search-and-seizure unreasonable-seizure vehicle-search
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment FifthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. The Fifth Circuit erred in holding that a driver's gender may be a factor in the U.S. Border Patrol's decision to stop and search the person's vehicle and that the use of gender as a factor in the traffic stop and search does not violate due process.

II. The Fifth Circuit erred in holding that a driver's gender may be a factor in the U.S. Border Patrol's decision to stop and search the person's vehicle and that the use of gender as a factor in the traffic stop and search does not violate the fourth amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in holding that a driver's gender may be a factor in the U.S. Border Patrol's decision to stop and search the person's vehicle and that the use of gender as a factor in the traffic stop and search does not violate due process

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 14, 2018)

Attorneys

Karen Mackey
Claudia Valdez BalliBalli & Balli Law Firm, LLP, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent