No. 25-7478October Term 2025Petition PendingUpdated Sep 17, 2026
Harris v. United States
Case status
Where it stands
Awaiting an order on the petition
- Next
- No decision timeline until the Court agrees to hear the case.
What it's about
Michael Harris has asked the Supreme Court to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The case is pending, and the available record does not identify the legal issue Harris seeks to have the Court review.
Question presented
Whether petitioner’s claim that there was no probable cause to search his vehicle, despite a police officer’s detection of the odor of marijuana, warranted appellate relief.
What happens next
The petition is distributed for the Court's June 25, 2026, conference. The justices may decide whether to hear the case, but that distribution does not guarantee an order or a decision date.
Why it matters
The case could address whether an officer's reported smell of marijuana provided probable cause, meaning a legally sufficient reason, to search Harris's vehicle. That question remains unresolved at the Supreme Court.
The petition is one of the cases the Court may consider when deciding whether to take up a dispute from a federal appeals court.
Case file
- Docket
- 25-7478
- Status
- Petition Pending
- From
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Documents
- 1
Documents
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AI analysis generated: Case Briefing
Brief added: Petition
More questions
- What is Michael Harris asking the Supreme Court to do?
- Harris is asking the Court to review his challenge to a vehicle search. He argues there was no probable cause despite an officer's reported marijuana odor.
- Did the Supreme Court decide Harris's case?
- No. The Court has not agreed to hear the case and has issued no decision on the search or Harris's claim.
- What remains unresolved in Harris v. United States?
- It remains unresolved whether the Supreme Court will review the Sixth Circuit decision. The Court has not decided the probable-cause question.
- When will the Court next consider Harris's petition?
- The petition is distributed for the June 25, 2026, conference. A conference listing does not promise that an order will follow that day.
Sources
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