Laura Abelson
@lauragabelson.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law; Former Quattrone Fellow and federal public defender, researching, writing, and teaching about crim/crim pro/evidence
Big congrats to SMU Law School Asst. Professor (and former QC Fellow) @lauragabelson.bsky.social, who received the Joel R. Reiedenberg Award at the 2026 Privacy Law Scholars Conference for her article, "The Multidimensions of AI Chatbots as Evidence." Read her article: https://bit.ly/4v0WZBH
My recent article, “Known to Police: the Revival of Juvenile Curfews”, is forthcoming in Volume 62 of the Wake Forest Law Review. It examines the Fourth Amendment and carceral implications of resurgent juvenile curfews. Feedback is welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Known to Police: the Revival of Juvenile Curfews
A few years ago, in response to an uptick in crime rates, many cities revived a familiar tool-juvenile curfews. Yet unlike prior iter
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I’m excited to share that my latest article, “The Multidimensions of AI Chatbots as Evidence,” is now forthcoming in the U.C. Davis Law Review. The abstract is below, and I plan to have it up on SSRN soon.
Abelson on Intrusion and the Fourth Amendment Laura Ginsberg Abelson (Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law) has posted The Fourth Amendment's Hidden Intrusion Doctrine (111 Va. L. Rev. 1255 (2025)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The Fourth Amendment’s concept of probable cause is…
Abelson on Intrusion and the Fourth Amendment
Laura Ginsberg Abelson (Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law) has posted The Fourth Amendment's Hidden Intrusion Doctrine (111 Va. L. Rev. 1255 (2025)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The Fourth Amendment’s concept of probable cause is the linchpin of legal standards governing law enforcement actions such as arrests, searches, and seizures. This article challenges the assumption that the same quantum of evidence can meet the probable cause standard regardless of whether law enforcement seek to conduct a search, to seize evidence, or to make an arrest, and regardless of the intrusiveness of such search or seizure.
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Thanks to @ssrn.bsky.social for highlighting my article, out in the Virginia Law Review. I examine existing doctrine to provide a framework for thinking about emerging technology and the Fourth Amendment. I love that it came from a student question: Does probable cause always mean the same thing?
SSRN@ssrn.bsky.social · 8mo agoThis article argues that the #USSupremeCourt implicitly considers the level of intrusion into #privacy or #liberty when assessing probable cause, but this "hidden intrusion doctrine" remains unstated & ambiguous. Read: spkl.io/63329AdmVz Subscribe: spkl.io/63326AdmVr
Important and timely work by @ahochmanbloom.bsky.social
Aliza Hochman Bloom@ahochmanbloom.bsky.social · 10mo agoI've posted a draft essay, titled "The Emerging Firearms Hypocrisy of Terry," which is forthcoming in @stanlrev.bsky.social. It discusses this summer's decision in U.S. v. Wilson and problematic privileging of 2A rights in 4A analysis. Comments are welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
What does it take to defend the whole person—not just the case? Join us at #QC25 to learn how public defenders and advocates use the holistic defense model to serve clients. Moderated by QC Research Fellows @lauragabelson.bsky.social & @ethanlowens.bsky.social. web.cvent.com/event/5fadd5...
Last week I had the chance to present new research examining how the criminal justice system treats family members who are charged as co-defendants. Thanks to QC and PBI, and to all of the participants for their thoughtful comments and fascinating, cutting-edge research on the plea system.
Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice@quattronecenter.org · last yr.Big thanks to Lucian Dervan and all of our friends at the Plea Bargaining Institute for excellent presentations and discussions at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School on Friday!
The Journal of Constitutional Law Symposium at @upenn.edu was a huge success! We want to thank all of our attendees and speakers, specifically our Research Fellows @ethanlowens.bsky.social and @lauragabelson.bsky.social, for joining us. Read our newsroom piece to learn more: bit.ly/41Gyo9g
