As the nation looks toward its possible first African-American woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, and as the Supreme Court’s docket includes a growing number of cases implicating social and racial justice, the memory of Justice Thurgood Marshall – the first African-American ever to serve...
Join the Section on Taxation for the 46th Annual Tax Law Conference on March 3-4, 2022. This newly formatted two-day program will offer the same great content in-person and online. Programming will be held exclusively in-person on Thursday, March 3 and exclusively virtually on Friday,...
The Broward County Chapter of the FBA's March Luncheon with the Honorable Raag Singhal, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida will be held on March 3rd. Featured Speaker: The Honorable Raag Singhal, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida...
Voting is a cornerstone of democracy. The panel of experts---Hon. Thelton Henderson, NDCA ret; Principal Deputy Assistant General Pam Karlan and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky from Berkeley Law---will look at voting rights in the U.S., both historically and into the future. Featured Speaker: HON. THELTON HENDERSON,...
Join us for an informal lunchtime event with Judge Gregory K. Frizzell as he shares federal court pointers and pitfalls for practitioners of all experience levels, based on his 25 years of judicial experience and conveyed with his trademark wit. Speaker Hon. Gregory K. Frizzell,...
This session will work through the current status of safety requirements and recommendations for COVID-19 and vaccination requirements at the federal, state and local levels, and discuss considerations and risks for workplaces implementing COVID-19 protocols. This session will also discuss the types of cases being...
Washington State Chapter: Open Monthly Meeting As a new state-wide Chapter, we welcome the participation of all interested Washington State attorneys. Join conversation (microsoft.com); Meeting | Microsoft Teams;
The Younger Lawyers Division of the Federal Bar Association is pleased to announce the Annual Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition will be held virtually March 14-18, 2022 While the decision to make the national competition wholly virtual was a difficult one, the...
The South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is proud to host a conversation between Judge Trevor N. McFadden and Judge Rodolfo “Rudy” Ruiz II about the Supreme Court’s so-called “Shadow Docket.” Many of us have heard about the Shadow Docket but know little...
A panel of legal and medical experts will discuss the impact of mental disabilities on the prosecution, defense and disposition of cases as well as how the federal courts can be more responsive. Speakers Jeffrey D. Grant, Private General Counsel @GrantLaw, PLLC Dr. Joette James,...
For nearly 75 years, military courts have squarely rejected challenges to the Uniform Code of Military Justice's continued jurisdiction over certain retirees. Two years ago, University of Texas School of Law Professor Stephen Vladeck successfully convinced a judge of the D.C. District Court to find that...
Women in the legal profession remain underrepresented in positions of greatest status, influence, and economic reward. In many parts of the world, female lawyers and judges are also subject to attacks and violations of their rights, including threats, intimidation, arbitrary detention, prosecution and killings. The...