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This training program will aid those working to defend persons accused of homicide in drug-related overdose deaths. Each section of the program focuses on a different aspect of these cases. CLE is not available for this program.
NACDL seeks to ensure that the Fourth Amendment remains a vibrant protection against encroachments on the privacy of the individual through litigation and public advocacy. The Fourth Amendment is the appropriate starting point for assessing the limits on government intrusion into one's privacy, and its protections must continue to thrive in the digital age.
Powerpoint slides by Sidney Thaxter, Senior Litigator at NACDL's Fourth Amendment Center. Presented at the NACDL annual summit Policing Pregnancy: The Impact of Data and Surveillance on Reproductive Healthcare in December 2024
Powerpoint slides by Bicka Barlow. Presented at the NACDL annual summit Policing Pregnancy: The Impact of Data and Surveillance on Reproductive Healthcare in December 2024
Powerpoint slides by Jamila Perritt, MD MPH FACOG, of Physicians for Reproductive Health. Presented at the NACDL annual summit Policing Pregnancy: The Impact of Data and Surveillance on Reproductive Healthcare in December 2024
Brief of the Due Process Institute and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner
To help defenders understand the law, the science, and the messaging underlying these prosecutions, NACDL is offering a FREE, on-demand training videos on Defending Drug Overdose Homicides.
Funded by a grant from Vital Strategies, a public health organization committed to building community oriented, science-backed solutions which promote a sustained reduction in overdose deaths, this on-demand training content is designed to educate and empower defenders to tackle these challenging and difficult cases.
Search & Seizure Commentary: A Human Look at Canine Sniffing
People use wearable technologies, smart home devices, and personal medical devices daily. These internet of things (IoT) devices collect and share information without human intervention. What are the public’s expectations of privacy in a world dependent on IoT, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence?
In People v. Seymour, 21CR20001, defense challenges the constitutionality of a reverse keyword warrant served on Google for anyone who searched for a particular physical address over 15 days, and moves to suppress all resulting evidence. The Fourth Amendment Center’s Litigation Director, Michael Price, is co-counsel for the defense.
Illinois v. Caballes: Some Disturbing Questions
Data Privacy And The Vanishing Fourth Amendment
A Fourth Amendment Issue Sampler, focusing on new technologies and methods, featuring NACDL's Jumana Musa, Director of the Fourth Amendment Center
To identify suspects, law enforcement officers are turning increasingly to reverse search warrants, such as geofence warrants and keyword search warrants. These are searches used to find suspects and are not conducted to find evidence on a targeted individual. This trend presents novel challenges to the Fourth Amendment and privacy rights in the United States.
Fuentes centers on the use of a geofence warrant, which searches all the location information of Google users with location history enabled for individuals who were near within a specified area during a period of time. The court granted the motion to suppress, ruling that the geofence constituted a general warrant and violated the Fourth Amendment. The court did not apply the good faith doctorine.
