Message from the Chair

• Jurisdiction: United States,Federal,California
• Citation: Vol. 22 No. 1
• Publication year: 2022
• Author: By Hon. Karlene Navarro
• topic: Advertising Law,Civil Rights,Criminal Law

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

By Hon. Karlene Navarro
Chair—Criminal Law Section

This edition of the Criminal Law Section's Journal includes three different articles that offer information applicable to your daily lives both as criminal law practitioners and community members. Many of you have probably had the experience where one minute you are talking in the privacy of your own home about a vacation you would like to take and the next thing you know, your smart phone is sending you a slew of advertisements to the places you mentioned complete with possible flights, timeshares, hotel options, and shoes that would look great walking along the boardwalk during that vacation. Who's Listening? The Fourth Amendment in the Age of Siri, received an Honorable Mention in the 2020-2021 Marshall M. Schulman Writing Competition. The article offers an interesting perspective on the intersection of artificial intelligence and the third-party doctrine, an exception to privacy rights under the Fourth Amendment.

The other two articles examine issues related to transparency, access to justice, and equity in our criminal...