Ill. AG Granted More Time to Answer Defendant Who Won’t Give Police His Phone’s Passcode

The U.S. Supreme Court granted the motion of the office of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D) for a one-month extension, until Jan. 22, to file its responding brief to criminal defendant Keiron Sneed's cert petition (docket 23-5827), said its text-only order Wednesday. Sneed is seeking SCOTUS review of the Illinois Supreme Court's reversal of a lower court's denial of the state's motion to compel Sneed to produce his cellphone passcode (see 2311200026). Sneed’s supporters argue that the Illinois Supreme Court order would unlawfully require him to aid in his own prosecution of two counts of check forgery against him.