Face to Face with the Right of Confrontation

The following edited excerpt is from the amicus curiae brief filed in Crawford v. Washington, heard before the U.S. Supreme Court on November 10, 2003. (An elaborated form of the brief appears at 2004 International Journal of Evidence and Proof 1-30.) Law School graduate Jeffrey Fisher, '97, argued on behalf of Crawford. The brief was written by Ralph W. Aigler Professor of Law Richard D. Friedman. David A. Moran, '91, Assistant Professor at Wayne State Law School, was of counsel.

Among the signatories are Professor of Law Sherman J. Clark and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Bridget McCormack, both of the Law School faculty. At deadling time, the Court had not yet announced its decision in the case.