Very interesting petition for cert on testimonial (?) statements from child to teacher

This wikilog article is a draft, it was not published yet.

by: Ryan • August 13, 2014 • no comments

The issues are characterized as follows:

Issue: (1) Whether an individual’s obligation to report suspected child abuse makes that individual an agent of law enforcement for purposes of the Confrontation Clause; and (2) whether a child’s out-of-court statements to a teacher in response to the teacher’s concerns about potential child abuse qualify as “testimonial” statements subject to the Confrontation Clause.

Link to the petition can be found at SCOTUSblog.