No. 25-1030

Christopher R. Cummins v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2026-03-02
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-protection emergency-exception fourth-amendment police-conduct warrant-requirement warrantless-entry
Latest Conference: 2026-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Will a warrantless entry into a residence by the police be upheld under the "emergency exception" to the warrant requirement of the 4th Amendment when the police observed no fracas and had not received any information that "anybody was hurt in there or that there was an emergency"?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a warrantless entry into a residence by police is justified under the emergency exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement when officers observed no fracas and received no information that anyone was hurt or that an emergency existed

Docket Entries

2026-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
2026-03-02
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2026-02-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 1, 2026)

Attorneys

Christopher Cummins
Terry David SlawLaw Offices of Terry D. Slaw P.C., Petitioner
Illinois
Katherine Marie DoerschOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent