2010 Fourth Amendment Symposium

 

The Fourth Amendment Rights of Children and Juveniles

The symposia is expected to be published in the Fall of 2010. The presentations will be in our video archive.

 

2010 is the 25th anniversary of New Jersey v. T.L.O., 469 U.S. 325 (1985), which broadly set out the framework for evaluating searches of students by school authorities. In Safford School District v. Redding (cert. granted 01/16/09), the Court revisited that issue in the context of a strip search of a student by school authorities looking for nonprescription drugs. Beyond the school setting, there are many unique aspects of the application of the Fourth Amendment to juveniles and younger children. Expected speakers and topical areas include:

Introduction
Thomas K. Clancy
Research Professor, University of Mississippi School of Law
Director, National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law

Keynote Address
Samuel Davis
Dean, University of Mississippi School of Law

The Fourth Amendment Rights of Younger Children
Victor Streib
Professor, Ohio Northern University School of Law

T.L.O.’s Unanswered Questions
Barry C. Feld
Professor, University of Minnesota School of Law

The Reasonableness of Children’s Expectations of Privacy in Today’s {digital} World
Mary Graw Leary
Associate Professor, The Catholic University of America
Columbus School of Law

School Children and Parolees: Not So Special Any More
Edwin J. Butterfoss,
Professor, Hamline University School of Law

Strip Searching Students: The Supreme Court's Latest Failure to Articulate a Sufficiently Clear Statement of Fourth Amendment Law
Martin R. Gardner
Professor, University of Nebraska School of Law

other possible topics may include:

● Children as Students
● Parents and Children
● Investigation: Children and the Police
● Adjudication: Children and the Juvenile Justice System–The Exclusionary Rule

 

Expected Agenda