Jay Schweikert is a research fellow with the Cato Institute’s Project on Criminal Justice. His research and advocacy focuses on accountability for prosecutors and law enforcement, plea bargaining, Sixth Amendment trial rights, and the provision and structuring of indigent defense.
Before joining Cato, Schweikert spent four years doing civil and criminal litigation at Williams & Connolly LLP. He holds a JD from Harvard Law School, where he was an articles editor for the Harvard Law Review, and chaired the Harvard Federalist Society’s student colloquium program. Following law school, Schweikert clerked for Judge Diane Sykes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and Judge Laurence Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.
He holds a BA in political science and economics from Yale University.
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Qualified Immunity: Benefit or Burden?
North Carolina Central Student Chapter
Zoom Webinar -- North Carolina CentralZoom
Durham, NC 27707
Qualified Immunity: Unreformed Utility or Unqualified Impunity?
Ohio State Student Chapter
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Columbus, OH 43210
Does Qualified Immunity Mean Unqualified Impunity?
Akron Student Chapter
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What is qualified immunity?
Phoenix Lawyers Chapter
Torres v. Madrid [SCOTUSbrief]
Short video featuring Jay Schweikert
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The Doctrine of Qualified Immunity
Chicago Lawyers Chapter
On August 17, 2020, The Federalist Society's Chicago Lawyers Chapter hosted a virtual panel on...
The Doctrine of Qualified Immunity
Chicago Lawyers Chapter
On August 17, 2020, The Federalist Society's Chicago Lawyers Chapter hosted a virtual panel on...
Qualified Immunity: A Debate
Nebraska Lawyers Chapter
Created by the Supreme Court in 1967, the legal doctrine of qualified immunity shields government...
Qualified Immunity: A Debate
Nebraska Lawyers Chapter
Created by the Supreme Court in 1967, the legal doctrine of qualified immunity shields government...