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Friday, March 3, 2006 / 6:00 p.m.
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
University of San Diego
The Honorable Diane P. Wood, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit will preside over the three-judge panel
Argument: 6:00 p.m. in the
Peace & Justice Theatre
Reception to Follow in the Rotunda
RSVP by February 24, 2006
Event Response Line: (619) 260-6848
E-mail: usdlawevent@sandiego.edu
For additional information, please call the Dean’s Office at (619)
260-4527.
Case Before the Court:
Chaker v. Crogan: Respondent, Darren Chaker, was
convicted by a jury for filing a knowingly false complaint
of peace officer misconduct in violation of California Penal
Code § 148.6. Respondent alleges that California Penal
Code § 148.6 violates the First Amendment because the
statute targets only knowingly “false” speech critical of
peace officer conduct during the course of a complaint
investigation. Petitioner, Alan Crogan, the San Diego
Police Department and State of California, argue that the
case is moot and that California Penal Code § 148.6 does
not violate the First Amendment. The United States Court
of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held California Penal
Code § 148.6 in violation of the First Amendment and
ruled that the case was not moot. The United States
Supreme Court granted certiorari on these two issues.
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