The Constitution and Privacy in a Time of Innovation

Technological advancements such as electronic mail, GPS location services, cellphones, domestic drones, and DNA testing have become focal points in a dynamic national debate about what remains private under the Constitution's Fourth Amendment. As innovation pushes technology forward faster than ever, the meaning of privacy, and its constitutional guarantee, is now constantly challenged and scrutinized. Must our current understanding of privacy principles evolve in the face of recent developments?

Welcome: Dipal Shah, Director of Policy Development and Programming, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Panel Discussion:

• Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor, Slate (moderator)
• Chris Calabrese, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Nationwide
• James Grimmelmann, Professor of Law, University of Maryland, Carey School of Law
• Orin Kerr, Fred C. Stevenson Research Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School
• Stephen Vladeck, Professor of Law & Associate Dean for Scholarship, American University, Washington College of Law