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Laura Abelson

@lauragabelson.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law; Former Quattrone Fellow and federal public defender, researching, writing, and teaching about crim/crim pro/evidence

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Tommy Bennett @tommybennett.com · 08/09/2026
I'm happy to announce a new resource for Supreme Court watchers: supremecourt.report. Read on for more 🧵
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Supreme Court Report
Every case the Supreme Court is asked to hear, what it asks, and the odds it is granted — rebuilt three times a day from the Court's own docket.
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Laura Abelson @lauragabelson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I have a new essay forthcoming in the Texas Law Review about chatbots and privacy, this time with respect to the Fourth Amendment. In it, I argue that chatbot data deserves protection equal to location data after Chatrie v. US. The full draft will be up soon, but for now here is the abstract:
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Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice @quattronecenter.org · 10/06/2026
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: bit.ly/4v0WZBH
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Aliza Hochman Bloom @ahochmanbloom.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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....
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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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Laura Abelson @lauragabelson.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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.
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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
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…
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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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Laura Abelson @lauragabelson.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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?
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Laura Abelson @lauragabelson.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Important and timely work by @ahochmanbloom.bsky.social
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Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice @quattronecenter.org · 11/05/2025
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...
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Laura Abelson @lauragabelson.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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.
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Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice @quattronecenter.org · 06/03/2025
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
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Laura Abelson @lauragabelson.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Some exciting news on my end:
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