Broken Oath: How the Supreme Court Gutted the Warrant Clause and What We Will Do to Fix It
April 15
12:00pm - 6:00pm
Panels at Noon and 4 p.m. in Room 165, Sturm College of Law, 2255 E. Evans Ave., Denver, CO 80210
The Sturm College of Law Criminal Law & Practice Program
and the
Institute for Justice
present
Broken Oath: How the Supreme Court Gutted the Warrant Clause and What We Will Do to Fix It
Noon to 1 p.m., Room 165
Panel discussion of Mendenhall v. Denver, a federal lawsuit initiated by the Sturm College of Law Civil Rights Clinic, now with the Institute for Justice, arguing that the Warrant Clause of the Fourth Amendment, as originally understood, banned hearsay for search warrants.
Panelists:
Anya Bidwell, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice Project on Immunity and Accountability
Patrick Jaicomo, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice
Professor Laurent Sacharoff, Maxine Kurtz Faculty Research Scholar, Sturm College of Law
Moderated by Professor Sam Kamin, Sturm College of Law
Learn More:
Mendenhall v. Denver (Institute for Justice)
Laurent Sacharoff, The Broken Fourth Amendment Oath, 74 STAN. L. REV. 603 (2022)
4 p.m., Room 165
Discussion between Patrick Jaicomo and Anjanette Young about Past the Pain: How to Emerge from Trauma with Purpose, Young’s reflection on her personal experience with a SWAT team raid of the wrong home.
Book signing and drinks reception to follow. Free book to first 25 attendees!
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