Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Materials

 

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | 6:00 p.m.
The 29th annual Derrick Bell Lecture on Race in American Society
"The Rage of Innocence: DeCriminalizing Race, Adolescence, Trauma, and Disabilities"
Kristin Henning, Blume Professor of Law and Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative at Georgetown Law 
Professional Practice CLE (1 credit)

This program has been approved for one New York State CLE credit in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.

Readings:

• Henning, Kristin (2024) Policing as Trauma.pdf
• Henning, Kristin (2023) Implicit Racial Bias in the Criminal-Juvenile Legal Systems.pdf
• Henning, Kristin (2023) Stereotype Threat Annotated.pdf
• Henning, Kristin (2020) The Reasonable Black Child.pdf

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Saturday, April 20, 2024 | 9:30-10:30 a.m.
ESG and Antitrust: An AG's Perspective

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser '94
Bethany Davis Noll, Executive Director, State Energy & Environmental Impact Center, NYU School of Law; Adjunct Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Katrina Wyman, Director, Environmental and Energy LLM Program, NYU School of Law; Wilf Family Professor of Property Law, NYU School of Law

Produced in partnership with the Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance and the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center.

This event has been approved for one New York State CLE credit in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorney

Readings:

• Coalition of Attorney Generals Led by The District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General Karl A. Racine, Letter to Congress on Fund Managers’ Use of ESG Factors. (November 21, 2022)
• Coalition of Attorney Generals Led by The Office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Letter to Congress on Fund Managers’ Use of ESG Factors. (December 14, 2023)
• Hearn, D., Hanawalt, C., Sachs, L., 'Antitrust and Sustainability: A Landscape Analysis', Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law (July 2023)
• Testimony of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison before House Financial Services Committee. (July 12, 2023)
• Wellford, H., Will, R., & Muse, L., Vinson & Elkins LLP, ESG Considerations and Antitrust: Why ESG-Focused Efforts Have Litter to Fear from Antitrust Law. Making Antitrust Sustainable. ABA Antitrust Section Spring Meeting (2022)

"Will Trump Give the Summation in Georgia?"
"AI or Oy Vey?"
"Intimacy and Ethics: Fani Willis and Nathan Wade; David Jones and Elizabeth Freeman"

Stephen Gillers ’68
Elihu Root Professor of Law Emeritus
NYU School of Law
Ethics & Professionalism CLE (1 credit) via Zoom Webinar

This prerecorded, virtual event has been approved for one New York State CLE credit in the category of Ethics & Professionalism. While the content of the event is appropriate for both newly appointed and experienced attorneys, only experienced attorneys are eligible to earn credit in this category in the prerecorded format.

Readings:

• Complaint Identified by the Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Against United States Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones, Southern District of Texas, Under the Judicial Improvements Act of 2002 (2013) (No. 05-24-90002)
• Faretta v. Cal, 422 U.S. 806 (1975)
• Park v. Kim, No. 22-2057 (2024)
• United States v. Hage, 74 F.4th 90 (2023)
• Van Deelen v. Jones, 4:23-cv-3729 (2024)

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Thursday, March 14, 2024 | 6:00-7:30 p.m.
The Fifth Annual Kenneth P. Thompson ’92 Lecture on Race and Criminal Justice Reform
Chesa Boudin
Executive Director of the Criminal Law & Justice Center at Berkeley Law School and former San Francisco District Attorney
Tiffany Cabán
New York City Councilmember, District 22, and former candidate for Queens District Attorney

This event has been approved for 1.5 New York State CLE credits in the category of Ethics and Professionalism. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.

Out-of-state CLE: NYU School of Law is an accredited provider of CLE in New York State. If you are seeking CLE credit for a different state, we recommend you consult with your state’s CLE Board about regulations on reciprocity before you sign up to participate.

Readings:

• Singh, Avanidar & Khan, Sajid A., 'A Public Defender Definition of Progressive Prosecution', 16 Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties 475 (2021)
• Zeidman, Steven, 'Public Defenders as Prosecuters Unanswered Questions', Gotham Gazette (2019)
• Smith, Abbie, 'Progressive Prosecution or Zealous Public Defense', American Criminal Law Review, vol.60, n04. pp.1517 (2023)

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | 6:00-7:30 p.m. 
28th Annual Derrick Bell Lecture on Race in American Society
"The Spirit of the Law: Race and Legal Hypocrisy"
Mehrsa Baradaran '05, Professor of Law, University of California Irvine School of Law

This program has been approved for one New York State CLE credit in either the category of Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias or the category of Areas of Professional Practice. While the content of the program is appropriate for both newly appointed and experienced attorneys, only experienced attorneys are eligible to earn credit in the category of Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias.

Out-of-state CLE: NYU School of Law is an accredited provider of CLE in New York State. If you are seeking CLE credit for a different state, we recommend you consult with your state’s CLE Board to ascertain regulations on reciprocity.

Readings:

• Fuller, Lon L. (1958) 'Positivism and Fidelity to Law — A Reply to Professor Hart' Harvard Law Review Vol. 71, No. 4 (1958) pp. 630-672
• Hart, H. L. A. (1958) 'Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals' Harvard Law Review Vol. 71, No. 4 (1958) pp. 593-629
• Johnson & Graham's Lessee v. McIntosh, 21 U.S. 543 (1823) Justia US Supreme Court Center
• Posner, Richard A., 'The Incoherence of Antonin Scalia' The New Republic

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. 
The James Madison Lecture
"Major Questions About the Administrative State" 
Judge Cornelia (Nina) Pillard, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Professional Practice CLE (1 credit)

This event has been approved for one New York State CLE credit in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.

Readings:

• Biden v. Nebraska, 143 S.Ct.2355 (2023).pdf
• Loper v. Raimondo, No. 22-451 -- Petitioners Brief.pdf
• Gundy v. United States.pdf

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Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 10:00-11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
"Because They Are Lawyers First and Foremost: Ethics Rules and Other Strategies to Protect the Justice Department from a Faithless President"
Stephen Gillers ’68
Elihu Root Professor of Law Emeritus
NYU School of Law
Ethics & Professionalism CLE (1 credit) via Zoom Webinar

This prerecorded, virtual event has been approved for one New York State CLE credit in the category of Ethics & Professionalism. While the content of the event is appropriate for both newly appointed and experienced attorneys, only experienced attorneys are eligible to earn credit in this category in the prerecorded format. Out-of-state CLE: NYU School of Law is an accredited provider of CLE in New York State. If you are seeking CLE credit for a different state, we recommend you consult with your state’s CLE Board to ascertain regulations on reciprocity.

Articles:

• Gillers, Stephen, ''Because They Are Lawyers First and Foremost: Ethics Rules and Other Strategies to Protect the Justice Department from a Faithless President'' Georgia Law Review  vol.57, no.163 (2022)

Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
"State Constitutional Adjudication in Criminal Cases"
Randy Hertz
Vice Dean, Curriculum
Fiorello LaGuardia Professor of Clinical Law
Co-Director, Clinical and Advocacy Programs
NYU School of Law
Professional Practice CLE (1 credit) via Zoom Webinar

This virtual event is approved for one New York State CLE credit in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys. Out-of-state CLE: NYU School of Law is an accredited provider of CLE in New York State. If you are seeking CLE credit for a different state, we recommend you consult with your state’s CLE Board to ascertain regulations on reciprocity.

Articles:

• Brennan, William J. Jr., ''The Bill of Rights and the States: The Revival of State Constitutions as Guardians of Individual Rights'' New York University Law Review  vol.61, no.4 (1986)

• Brennan, William J. Jr., ''State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights'' Harvard Law Review  vol.90, no.3 (1977)

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Thursday, November 17, 2022 | 6:00-7:30 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
27th Annual Derrick Bell Lecture on Race in American Society
"Dobbs and the Roberts Court's Racial Common Sense"
Khiara M. Bridges
Professor of Law, University of California Berkeley School of Law
This program has been approved for one New York State CLE credit in either the category of Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias or the category of Areas of Professional Practice. While the content of the program is appropriate for both newly appointed and experienced attorneys, only experienced attorneys are eligible to earn credit in the category of Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias. Out-of-state CLE: NYU School of Law is an accredited provider of CLE in New York State. If you are seeking CLE credit for a different state, we recommend you consult with your state’s CLE Board to ascertain regulations on reciprocity.

Articles:

• Bridges, Khiara M., “The Dysgenic State: Environmental Injustice and Disability-Selective Abortion Bans” California Law Review Vol 110

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Monday, October 24, 2022 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
James Madison Lecture
"The Court of History"
Chief Judge David J. Barron
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
This event has been approved for one New York State CLE credit in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.

Articles:

• Barron, David J. (2020) "Judicial Independence: Origins and Contemporary Challenges," Roger Williams University Law Review 25: no. 1 (2020)

• Greene, Jamal, "The Anticanon," Harvard Law Review 125, no. 2 (2011)

• Horowitz, Morton J., "The Constitution of Change: Legal Fundamentality Without Fundamentalism," Harvard Law Review 107, no. 1 (1993)

Cases:

• New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)

• Trump v. Hawaii, 138 S. Ct. 2392 (2018)

• United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515, 566-603 (1996) (Scalia, J. dissenting)

• Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702, 752-789 (1997) (Souter, J. concurring)

• Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. V. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579, 634-655 (1952) (Jackson, J. concurring)

Suggested readings:

• Bickel, Alexander M, The Supreme Court and the Idea of Progress (Yale University Press 1970)

• Butterfield, Herbert, The Whig Interpretation of History (G. Bell and Sons Ltd. 1951)

• Niebuhr, Reinhold, The Irony of American History (Charles Scribner's Sons 1952)

• Scott, Joan Wallach, On the Judgment of History (Columbia University Press 2020)

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Saturday, April 30, 2022 | 9:30-10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
“Will a Judicial Ethics Code Ever Apply to the Justices? Should one? What Can and Should We Do About Ginni Thomas?”
Stephen Gillers ’68
Elihu Root Professor of Law
NYU School of Law
Ethics CLE (1 credit) via Zoom Webinar

28 U.S. Code § 455

John Roberts’ Year End Report (2011)

Perry v. Schwarzenegger, 630 F.3d 909 (2011)

Scholars' letter to CJ Roberts 2.3.22

21st Century Courts Act of 2022

Suggested readings:

• Rich Lowry, "Clarence Thomas Is Better Than His Critics," National Review (April 1, 2022)

• Danny Hakim, Jo Becker and Alan Feuer, "Texts Show Ginni Thomas’s Embrace of Conspiracy Theories," N.Y. Times (March 26, 2022)

• Jane Mayer, "Legal Scholars Are Shocked By Ginni Thomas's 'Stop the Steal' Texts," New Yorker (March 25, 2022)

• Jackie Calmes, “Has Clarence Thomas’ Wife crossed a line. Yes, and then some,” L.A. Times (February 25, 2022) 

• Danny Hakim and Joe Becker, “The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas,” N.Y. Times Magazine (February 22, 2022) 

• Michael Kranish, “Critics say Ginni Thomas’s activism is a Supreme Court conflict. Under court rules, only her husband can decide if that’s true,” Washington Post (January 31, 2022)

• Jane Mayer, “Ginni Thomas’s Crusades,” New Yorker (January 31, 2022)

Saturday, April 30, 2022 | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
​​​​"The Supreme Court and American Life: Continuity or Disruption in the Law?"
Troy McKenzie ’00
Cecelia Goetz Professor of Law
NYU School of Law
Professional Practice CLE (1 credit) via Zoom Webinar

NYU Reunion Outline

Baude JLL Shadow Docket

Ford Motor Co v Montana Eighth Judical Dist Ct (Gorsuch, J)

Fulton v City of Philadelphia (Barrett, J)

Saturday, April 30, 2022 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
“The Future of Human Rights: Existential Challenges and Creative Responses”
César Rodríguez-Garavito
Professor of Clinical Law
Faculty Director and Chair, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
NYU School of Law

Margaret L. Satterthwaite ’99
Professor of Clinical Law
Faculty Director, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
Director, Global Justice Clinic
Faculty Director, Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights
NYU School of Law
Professional Practice CLE (1 credit) via Zoom Webinar

Human Rights 2030

Litigating the Climate Emergency

Critical Legal Empowerment for Human Rights

Satterthwaite’s blog post: In a world of radical inequality, solidarity is a cornerstone of justice

Saturday, April 30, 2022 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
"The US Struggle to Implement a Comprehensive National Policy on Climate Change"
Katrina M. Wyman
Sarah Herring Sorin Professor of Law, NYU Law
Deputy Faculty Director, Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law
Environmental and Energy Law LLM Program Director, NYU Law
Professional Practice (1 credit) via Zoom Webinar

The Legal and Administrative Risks of Climate Regulation

The Environmental Protection Agency's Role in U.S. Climate Policy - A Fifty Year Appraisal

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
James Madison Lecture
"The Power of the Prior Conviction"
Judge Jane Kelly
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Professional Practice CLE (1 credit) via Zoom Webinar

Categorial Mistakes: The Flawed Framework of the Armed Career Criminal Act and Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

Suggested readings:

• Paul Butler, Chokehold (The New Press, 2017)
• Policing the Black Man (Angela J. Davis, ed., 2017)

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 6:00-7:30 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Derrick Bell Lecture on Race in American Society
"Racial Realism Today"
Robert S. Chang
Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at Seattle University School of Law
One New York State CLE credit in the area of Professional Practice is available for this event. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional and is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.

Racial Realism.pdf

Serving Two Masters.pdf

Gonzalez v Douglas FEDERAL SUPPLEMENT, 3d SERIES.pdf

Trump EO on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.doc

ARS 15-111 and 112.doc

Map: Where Critical Race Theory is Under Attack

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Saturday, April 24, 2021 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
“The Giuliani Files (continued)”
Stephen Gillers ’68
Elihu Root Professor of Law
NYU School of Law
Ethics CLE (1 credit) via Cvent Session

Legal Ethics Presentation

Coalition Ltr. Re-Professional Responsibility Investigation

Saturday, April 24, 2021 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Jim Crow in the 21st Century: Policing-Based Housing Policies, Racial Segregation, and Mass Criminalization
Deborah Archer
Jacob K. Javits Professor (2020-2021)
Professor of Clinical Law
Co-Faculty Director, Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law
NYU School of Law
Professional Practice CLE (1 credit) via Cvent Session

Crime-Free Housing Ordinances, Explained

Sunday, April 25, 2021 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Madison's Music: Democracy and First Amendment
Burt Neuborne
Norman Dorsen Professor of Civil Liberties Emeritus
Founding Legal Director, Brennan Center for Justice
NYU School of Law
Professional Practice CLE (1 credit) via Cvent Session

Democracy and the First Amendment

Re-Ordering the First Amendment

Sunday, April 25, 2021 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
The Future of Securities Law in a Biden Administration
Robert J. Jackson, Jr.
Pierrepont Family Professor of Law
Co-Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance
Director of the Program on Corporate Law and Policy
NYU School of Law
Professional Practice CLE (1 credit) via Cvent Session

On the Front Lines of America's Cyber Wars

Wandering Advisors

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Monday, October 19, 2020 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
When Judges and Justices Throw Out Tools: Judicial Activism in Rucho v. Common Cause
Judge James A. Wynn Jr.
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Professional Practice CLE (1 credits) via Zoom Webinar

Common Cause v. Rucho.pdf

Rucho v. Common Cause.pdf

Judicial activism outline.pdf

 

Thursday, November 12, 2020 | 6:00-7:30 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Derrick Bell Lecture on Race in American Society
Race, Evidence, and Police Violence: Seeking 2020 Vision
Jasmine Gonzales Rose
Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law & Associate Director for Policy at the Boston University for Antiracist Research
Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias or Professional Practice CLE (1 credit) via Zoom Webinar. Please note, newly admitted attorneys are ineligible for CLE credit in the area of Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias.

Racial Character Evidence in Police Killing Cases.pdf

Toward a Critical Race Theory of Evidence.pdf

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