Professor Cormier Discusses Giglio Lists with Lafayette Newspaper
11/18/2025
At least one current or former officer with the Lafayette Police Department who investigated the city’s only homicide this year is on a Giglio list, meaning there are potential credibility issues with police connected with the case. IU McKinney Professor Zachary Cormier talked about the issues connected with these kinds of lists with a reporter from the Lafayette Journal & Courier.
Professor Cormier practiced for more than a decade as a litigator in the areas of constitutional law, civil rights, and employment law. He was a First Amendment Fellow at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, where he helped to supervise students in the First Amendment Clinic. Clients included news organizations, journalists, and local citizens with a wide variety of cases involving free speech issues, including oral argument before the Supreme Court of Arizona.
Much of Professor Cormier’s research explores current issues related to free speech and free press protections, in particular, debate surrounding application of the First Amendment’s actual malice privilege amidst the rise of social media and online misinformation/defamation. He is also drawn to the practical importance of defining effective and workable constitutional protections related to interactions between law enforcement and the public. At IU McKinney, Professor Cormier teaches a survey course focusing on the freedom of the press, evidence, and a criminal procedure course covering constitutional protections in the context of law enforcement investigations.
