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Pending

Thompson v. Wilson

Pending Petition
Docket No.25-1105
Op. Below1st Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether Maine’s requirement that lobstermen place a GPS tracking device on their private fishing vessels and submit to 24/7 surveillance constitutes an unreasonable trespassory search in violation of the Fourth Amendment; and (2) whether courts must evaluate the reasonableness of a warrantless administrative search based on the Fourth Amendment’s protections against government trespass, and not solely on a business owner’s reasonable expectations of privacy.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Dec 18, 2025
Application (25A734) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 16, 2026 to March 19, 2026, submitted to Justice Jackson.
Dec 22, 2025
Application (25A734) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until March 19, 2026.
Mar 19, 2026
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2026)
Apr 13, 2026
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 22, 2026 to May 22, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 15, 2026
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 22, 2026.
Apr 16, 2026
Amicus brief of American Farm Bureau Federation not accepted for filing. (To be resubmitted - April 22, 2026)
Apr 16, 2026
Brief amicus curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation filed. (Re-submitted)
Apr 21, 2026
Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed.
Apr 22, 2026
Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed.
Apr 22, 2026
Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. (Brief withdrawn by letter dated May 5, 2026)
Apr 22, 2026
Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
May 5, 2026
Letter dated May 5, 2026 from counsel for amicus curiae Liberty Justice Center filed withdrawing amicus curiae brief.
May 21, 2026
Waiver of right of respondent Carl Wilson, Commissioner Maine Department of Marine Resources to respond filed.
May 26, 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
Jun 3, 2026
Response Requested. (Due July 6, 2026)
Jul 6, 2026
Brief of respondent Carl Wilson, Commissioner Maine Department of Marine Resources in opposition filed.
Jul 20, 2026
Reply of petitioner Frank Thompson filed.
Jul 22, 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
Sep 9, 2026
Supplemental brief of petitioner Frank Thompson filed. (Distributed)

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