No. 25A672

Michael Sharpe v. Connecticut

Lower Court: Connecticut
Docketed: 2025-12-09
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: dna-collection forensic-genealogy fourth-amendment privacy-expectation shed-dna warrantless-search
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the warrantless collection, extraction, and forensic analysis of a person's shed DNA from discarded personal items constitutes an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment

Docket Entries

2025-12-09
Application (25A672) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 4, 2026.
2025-12-05
Application (25A672) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 5, 2026 to February 4, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service

Attorneys

Michael Sharpe
Tobias Samuel Loss-Eaton — Sidley Austin LLP, Petitioner