Last year Law Day volunteers helped students formulate oral arguments, think of questions and make rulings on a scenario based on whether the President has the authority to conduct electronic surveillance and physical searches without obtaining an order under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, ("FISA") 50 USC 1801 et seq., from the FISA Court.

This year the Barristers welcome your participation in helping the students formulate oral argument in front of the supreme court based on New Jersey v TLO, 469 US 325 (1985). The Denby students will have to argue whether the search of the student's purse violates the 4th amendment.

The presentation will begin with a 10 minute slide show on the history and meaning of the 4th amendment. Then the students and Law Day volunteers will be divided into three groups: (1) the government; (2) the arrested student; and (3) the supreme court justices. The student will provided with the fact pattern and will have 30 minutes to review the fact pattern, relevant law and formulate an argument. The Law Day Volunteers will be asked to help the students formulate their arguments and work with the supreme court justices and help the students formulate questions to ask the government and student's attorneys. Each side will have five minutes for argument and two minutes for rebuttal/surrebuttal. The justices will convene for a few minutes and announce their ruling.

Law Day volunteers will be provided with a cheat sheet outlining the issues and policy considerations on May 1st. In order to make this activity a success for the students volunteers are needed. If you are interested in helping the Barrister's facilitate this activity on May 1st please contact Barrister Law Day Leaders Tiffany Robinson by phone: (313) 596- 9301, email: trobinson@bsdd.com or Katie Goudie by phone: (313) 225-7000, email: goudie@butzel.com today.