ABA Criminal Justice Section Paper Competition

Privacy and Abortion Prosecutions

By reversing Roe v. Wade (1973), the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson (2022) opened the door for states to initiate criminal investigations and prosecutions relating to women obtaining abortions.

What role do federal Constitution rights, such as the Fourth Amendment, as well as parallel state constitutional protections, play in protecting access to potential evidence (location data, online searches, data from health apps, information relating to physicians or medication, etc.)?  How will this potential evidence intersect with other constitutional rights?

Prize: $2,500

Maximum 4,000 words.  

Deadline for submission is July 1st.

Details here: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/criminal_justice/awards/writing_competition/

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