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Reducing Community Violence While Protecting Civil Rights, Kami Chavis Feb 2023

Reducing Community Violence While Protecting Civil Rights, Kami Chavis

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Divided Court Issues Bright-Line Ruling On Fourth Amendment Seizures, Jeffrey Bellin Mar 2021

Divided Court Issues Bright-Line Ruling On Fourth Amendment Seizures, Jeffrey Bellin

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Protesting In America, Timothy Zick Jan 2021

Protesting In America, Timothy Zick

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Case Preview: When Is A Fleeing Suspect “Seized”?, Jeffrey Bellin Oct 2020

Case Preview: When Is A Fleeing Suspect “Seized”?, Jeffrey Bellin

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The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable “searches” and “seizures.” On Wednesday, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in Torres v. Madrid, a case that will provide important guidance on what constitutes a Fourth Amendment seizure. Here’s a rundown of the case starting with the relevant facts and procedural history, followed by a discussion of the legal issues and finally a couple of things to watch for at the argument.


Improving Community Safety Means Addressing Police Violence As A Public Health Problem, Kami Chavis, Josh Horwitz Jun 2020

Improving Community Safety Means Addressing Police Violence As A Public Health Problem, Kami Chavis, Josh Horwitz

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JURIST Guest Columnists from the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence Kami Chavis, a law professor at Wake Forest University, and Josh Horwitz, the Fund's executive director, discuss ways to address systemic police violence against people of color.


Justices Make The Tough-- But Right-- Call In Cross-Border Shooting Case, A. Benjamin Spencer Feb 2020

Justices Make The Tough-- But Right-- Call In Cross-Border Shooting Case, A. Benjamin Spencer

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The Future Of Police Reform Under The Trump Administration, Kami N. Chavis Feb 2017

The Future Of Police Reform Under The Trump Administration, Kami N. Chavis

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The Persistence Of Fatal Police Taserings 2016, Donald E. Wilkes Jr. Feb 2017

The Persistence Of Fatal Police Taserings 2016, Donald E. Wilkes Jr.

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In this Article, Professor Wilkes updates his research on police tasering by surveying the fatal taserings by police officers that occurred in 2016.


Technology Doesn't Change The Need For Legal Protection, Kami N. Chavis Jul 2016

Technology Doesn't Change The Need For Legal Protection, Kami N. Chavis

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How We Move Beyond Dallas, Spencer Overton, Kami Chavis Jul 2016

How We Move Beyond Dallas, Spencer Overton, Kami Chavis

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Calls for healing and reconciliation in the wake of recent racial violence overlook the substantive, concrete steps that experts say would help forestall the next police tragedy.


Hate Crime Laws To Protect Police Are Misguided, Kami Chavis Jul 2016

Hate Crime Laws To Protect Police Are Misguided, Kami Chavis

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JURIST Guest Columnist Kami N. Chavis of Wake Forest University School of Law discusses the recent proposals to add police officers to hate crime statutes.


What We Should Learn From Garner And Ferguson Cases, Jeffrey Bellin Dec 2014

What We Should Learn From Garner And Ferguson Cases, Jeffrey Bellin

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