Season 3, Episode 4 (Show 108): The Idaho Murder Case in Constitutional Perspective

January 18, 2023

The horrific events in Idaho have led to a national manhunt, bringing all sorts of constitutional questions into play. Naturally Professor Amar has a take on all of them, which we share with you.

A tragedy in Idaho riveted the nation, as a dragnet, a manhunt, a search of garbage, a DNA test, a bail hearing, an extradition, and much more surrounded the eventual arrest and the onset of legal process in the case. Fortunately, Professor Amar has written on all these subjects, and we travel down these various roads, explaining and navigating their constitutional complexities.

Show Notes:

Fourth Amendment, First Principles - Harvard Law Review

Once again we make Professor Amar’s landmark article on the Fourth Amendment available for your reference.

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The Document and the Doctrine - Harvard Law Review

In Professor Amar’s fourth amendment scholarship, the Supreme Court is criticized for elevating its own doctrine over the plain meaning of the document (the Constitution). This classic article, the forward to the Harvard Law Review, explores this phenomenon.

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