No. 18-8784
DiAngelo Johnson v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment civil-rights criminal-justice due-process equal-protection fourth-amendment law-enforcement police-conduct pretextual-stops racial-profiling traffic-stops whren-v-united-states
Latest Conference:
2019-05-09
Question Presented (from Petition)
Because Whren v. United States1/ permits pretextual
traffic stops, it has become notorious for its effective
legitimation of racial profiling . Whren 's endorsement
of racial profiling conflict s with public policies aimed
at eliminating invidious racial discrim ination and
deterring wrongful police conduct . Should this Court
overrule Whren ?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should this Court overrule Whren?
Docket Entries
2019-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-04-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 10, 2019)
Attorneys
DiAngelo Johnson
Kurt David Hermansen — Law Office of Kurt David Hermansen, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent