Leslie Shoebotham

Schiro Professor of Law at Loyola Law in New Orleans. Focusing on privacy, science & law, Fourth Amendment, & criminal procedure. Contributor: @HG_Rights

[Colin Miller @EvidenceProf]

Criminal procedure professors: @shoebotham has written a terrific 4th Amendment Scholars Amici Curiae brief in State v. Edstrom arguing that a warrant is required for a drug-dog sniff of an apartment door. If you might want to sign it, you can e-mail her at [email protected].

[Leslie Shoebotham @shoebotham]

I’ve emailed to U.S. crim law & crim pro professors a #4A Scholars amici in #Edstrom v. Minnesota, No. 18-6715. Case involves a warrantless drug-dog sniff of an apartment. Please read & join the brief if you agree with it! DM me your email if I missed you.

[southpaw @nycsouthpaw]

Is there an exception to stare decisis for when Republicans need something to win an upcoming election?

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

Tell it to black people protesting police violence.

[Brad Heath @bradheath]

En banc 5th Cir. rules that prosecutors are not required to reveal exculpatory evidence to defendants before they plead guilty.

[Steve Vladeck @steve_vladeck]

Senate Republicans kept a #SCOTUS seat open—and the Court short-handed—for 422 days after Justice Scalia died, solely for partisan, political reasons.

So far, it’s been 47 days since Justice Kennedy retired.

If nothing else, the Senate can take some time to sort this out, no?

[Barky Cat Bros @BarkyCatBros]

Happy #BatmanDay from Henry, the cat hero you deserve. 🦇😺 #Batcat #BatmanDay2018 #cat #CatsOfTwitter @DCComics

[justin jouvenal @jjouvenal]

BREAKING: Prosecutors say Paul Manafort's plea deal includes 17 page cooperation agreement.

[Steve Vladeck @steve_vladeck]

Judge #Kavanaugh is right that Hamdan II is a case in which he stood up to the executive. But (1) it’s the only #GTMO case (out of almost two dozen) in which he did so; and (2) he disingenuously ran away from the opinion in his concurrence in Al Bahlul I:

https://t.co/UjPqe7ga8N

[Leslie Shoebotham @shoebotham]

Breaking news about the death of Keeven Robinson, age 22, who was asphyxiated to death during arrest last week in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Death ruled a homicide. https://t.co/5oWqd9brZF

[New Orleans Advocate @theadvocateno]

BREAKING: The 22-year-old man who died while being arrested by Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies last week was asphyxiated, and his death is being investigated as a homicide, officials announced Monday. https://t.co/l3UjJoLxKa

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

A British court has ruled that sending defendants to the U.S. prison system is a human rights violation. https://t.co/Yc7a7mxS7N

[Orin Kerr @OrinKerr]

This post from 2012, authored by a student of mine, reminds me that sometimes a law school class actually does make a difference. https://t.co/kRtqIc15mI

[Johanna Kalb @KalbJ21]

Important challenge to mandatory use of solitary for prisoners sentenced to death (and I am quoted a bit) https://t.co/N18sGDoW9V

[Barky Cat Bros @BarkyCatBros]

Day brightened: ✔️ (Sound up!) 🐼

[SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog]

In 2d case #SCOTUS considers scope of Fourth Amendment’s “automobile exception”; @ahoweblogger covers Collins v Virginia
https://t.co/U40hdJTdcU

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Voters in New Orleans just elected Latoya Cantrell the city’s first female mayor. https://t.co/oMFZ2tC9DS

[Leslie Shoebotham @shoebotham]

@JusticeWithJean Sure! Will do.

[Leslie Shoebotham @shoebotham]

@buffsblg @nancyleong @grolaw That is the position we're taking, but the Va courts did not make a finding on the curtilage issue.

[Leslie Shoebotham @shoebotham]

@rcwenz Thank you, Rachel!

[Leslie Shoebotham @shoebotham]

I've emailed to U.S. criminal procedure professors a Fourth Amendment Scholars amici that will be filed in Collins v. Va, No. 16-1027. If I've missed you, pls email me at [email protected] to receive copy. Time to join is short! #fourthamendment