Race Matters VII: The Intersection of Race & Criminal Justice (2024)
CLE Credit: Up to 12 Hours of self-study CLE credits. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary: Race Matters in our criminal legal system. It affects what happens from initial contact with police on the street to the end of the case and everything in between. As part of being effective advocates for our clients, criminal defense lawyers face the challenge of confronting the difficult issues presented by race in America. This powerful program is designed to help practitioners identify and confront Racial Bias in our courts, the law enforcement community, by prosecutors, and yes, even the defense team. Viewers will hear from a variety trial lawyers, academics, and experts who will offer their personal perspectives, strategies, and ideas on why Race Matters. Viewers will gain both a greater understanding of the issues and innovative tools to apply this knowledge. This seminar has been created to intentionally challenge you to push the envelope on your understanding of and willingness to attack racial bias in the criminal legal system.
Presentations Included:
1. The History of Civil Rights and Race in Baltimore | William H. “Billy” Murphy, Jr.
2. Advancing Cultural Competency in Criminal Defense Spaces | Juval O. Scott
3. Race and Prosecutorial Accountability | Michael P. Heiskell
4. Crimmigration: The Cross-Section of Immigration Law & Policies, the Criminal Legal System, and the Role of Race | Maggie Arias
5. Defending is Not Enough: Race and the Law | Professor Michael Pinard
6. Race and Pretextual Traffic Stops: Strategies for Challenging Whren and its Vestiges | Tia Holmes
7. Litigating Police Misconduct in Civil and Criminal Cases | Deborah Levi and Tony Thedford
8. Killer Robots: Race, Tech, and Law Enforcement | Jumana Musa
9. Confronting Race: Advocacy and Healing in the Shadow of Systemic Bias | Lori James-Townes
10. Addressing LatinX Issues When Confronting Race in the Criminal Legal System | Ramon “Ray” de la Cabada
11. Navigating Criminal Cases With an Eye Towards Potential Immigration Consequences | Himedes V. Chicas
12. Sounding Gideon's Trumpet: How Public Defense is Leading Reform | Natasha M. Dartigue
13. Using Legal Data to Confront Structural Racism | Colin Starger
Prices
- List Price $225.00
- Member Price $199.00