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Supreme Court · SCOTUS
District of Columbia v. R.W.
No. 25-248Supreme Court of the United States
Judgment and Mandate Issued.
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Official outcomePetition GRANTED. Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED for further proceedings not inconsistent with the Opinion of the Court.
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- Decision date
- April 20, 2026
- Opinion author
- PC
- October Term
- 2025
- Docket
- No. 25-248
The movement
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The proof
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Judgment and Mandate Issued.
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- First added here
- August 10, 2026
- Last entry
- May 22, 2026
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Official docket
Decision and docket history
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Docket entry
Petition GRANTED. Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED for further proceedings not inconsistent with the Opinion of the Court. Justice Sotomayor would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion) Justice Jackson, dissenting. (Detached Opinion)
Docket entry
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Docket entry
Because Officer Vanterpool clearly had reasonable suspicion to stop R. W., the judgment of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals is reversed, and the case is remanded. [608 U.S. 22]
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DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
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DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
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DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
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DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
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DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
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DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
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DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
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DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
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DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
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DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
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Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent R.W.
Open court document ↗Docket entry
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2025.
Docket entry
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2025 to December 8, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Open court document ↗Docket entry
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 17, 2025.
Docket entry
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 16, 2025 to November 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Open court document ↗Docket entry
Response Requested. (Due October 16, 2025)
Rulings in this case over time
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3 entries, oldest first.
· Supreme Court of the United States
ReversedRemanded
The court's record, as written
Because Officer Vanterpool clearly had reasonable suspicion to stop R. W., the judgment of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals is reversed, and the case is remanded. [608 U.S. 22]
Outcome words in this text: reversed, remanded.
· Supreme Court of the United States
ReversedRemandedGranted
The court's record, as written
Petition GRANTED. Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED for further proceedings not inconsistent with the Opinion of the Court. Justice Sotomayor would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion) Justice Jackson, dissenting. (Detached Opinion)
Outcome words in this text: GRANTED, REVERSED, REMANDED.
· Supreme Court of the United States
Other
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Judgment and Mandate Issued.
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