4th Amendment
From the introduction: “This Essay centers disability as a lens for analysis in Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. This Essay discusses the ways in which disability mediates interactions with law enforcement and how Fourth Amendment doctrine renders disabled people vulnerable to police intrusions and police violence. More specifically, this Essay critiques the Terry doctrine, consensual encounters, consent…
From the introduction: “This project, which started in fall 2020, was initially intended to be significantly smaller than it turned out to be. Our coalition of authors intended to outline ways juvenile defenders could streamline their representation of youth charged with sex offenses. As the project gained momentum, this team of trial attorneys, social workers,…
This article from Education Week examines the implications of the Pasco County sheriff’s office in Florida using school data and records from the Department of Children and Families to create a list of students that were “at-risk for a life of crime.” Data privacy experts shared with the media that the actions of the Sheriff’s…
From the introduction: “Communities across the country have come together to demand meaningful changes to law enforcement practices in the wake of the tragic murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks at the hands of the police. The focus has rightly been on how deadly police actions have had an outsized impact on…
To read the Amici Brief submitted by Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and Oregon Justice Resource Center, please click here.
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This brief addresses a reasonableness standard when considering race and age. Click here to see the defense reply brief and an amicus brief.
Click here to read Myers and Nyema’s supplemental briefs.
This brief addresses racial profiling. Click here to see the defense brief and an amicus brief.
Click here to read the amicus brief and Nyema’s supplemental briefs.
Click here to see the defense brief and the defense reply brief.
Click here to read the amicus brief and Myers’ supplemental briefs.
This brief discusses race and seizure.
This pleading discusses flight.
This pleading includes statistics.
This pleading addrresses school district illegally strip searching 12-year-old Black and Latina students.
