Hawaii CLE - Civil Rights Courses
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Using the Department of Labor Regulation for Fair Claims Practices in ERISA Claims to your Advantage in a Litigation
The Employee Retirement Security Act – Is a comprehensive highly reticulated federal statute enacted to protect the interests of employees who participate in the employers’ pension plans and welfare benefit plans. While there are solid arguments to be advanced that ERISA has achieved its laudable goal of protecting valuable pension and retirement plans, it has had the opposite effect on disappointed plan beneficiaries seeking to enforce their rights to compensation under their empl... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Anatomy of a False Arrest and Excessive Force Case under Section 1983: Part 1
This CLE program covers the first steps in successful litigation of a high-frequency police liability case, whether you are for the plaintiff or the defense. Programs to follow will cover discovery, evidence, and motions; and pre-trial, trial and post-trial from the plaintiff’s and defense perspective. In this practical program that is based on a hypothetical fact pattern, you will learn how to select a winning plaintiff’s case, identify the legal claims and defenses, draft representation agre... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Anatomy of a False Arrest and Excessive Force Case under Section 1983: Part 2
This program covers the middle steps in successful litigation of a high-frequency police liability case based on a hypothetical fact pattern, whether you are for the plaintiff or the defense. The first program involved case selection, representation and initial pleadings. The program after this one will cover pre-trial, trial and post-trial from the plaintiff’s and defense perspective. In this practical program, you will learn what files law enforcement creates, where they are kept, which ones... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Anatomy of a False Arrest and Excessive Force Case under Section 1983: Part 3
This program covers the last steps in successful litigation of a high-frequency police liability case based on a hypothetical fact pattern, whether you are for the plaintiff or the defense. The first program involved case selection, representation and initial pleadings. The second program dealt with discovery, evidence and motions practice. This program covers pre-trial, trial and post-trial from the plaintiff’s and defense perspective. In this practical program you will learn how to evaluate... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Asylum Basics: What you Need to Know to Handle an Asylum Case from Start to Finish
This CLE course is intended to provide attorneys with a basic knowledge of the United States asylum process. After taking the course, one should be able to handle a basic asylum application from start to finish. Furthermore, one should be able to decipher between what is a complicated asylum case and what is a simple basic asylum case. We will discuss the nuances of persecution as defined by the INA, by delving into current case law and judicial opinions. As well as learn the steps an attorney... More Info
$1002.25General Credits -
U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law: An Overview of Immigration Law under the Trump Administration
In this CLE program, Professor Wildes takes a broad survey of immigration law, and reviews how foreign nationals immigrate to the United States, as well as how they fall out of legal status. He also looks at local issues from a mayor's point of view, such as drivers' licenses for undocumented foreign nationals, stacking, sanctuary cities, and how to spot fraudulent marriages. Finally, he concludes this CLE program by looking at how immigration policy has shifted in the Trump administration, and... More Info
$1002General Credits -
The Intersection of Immigration and Disabilities
U.S. immigration law has special exemptions for immigrants who have special needs, or for immigrants who have family members with special needs. This CLE course will explore some of the more common ways that a practitioner may encounter these situations and go over strategies to help clients. More Info
$501.25General Credits -
99 Years & Counting: Genocide, Human Rights, Cyber Terrorism, and International Crimes
Benjamin Ferencz was only 27 years old when he was assigned the role of Chief Prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials and successfully convicted all 22 Nazi defendants for their participation in the murder over a million people. In this captivating course given in his 100th year of life Mr. Ferencz recounts his lifetime of work focusing on issues of international criminal justice. Mr. Ferencz discusses the growth of international criminal law and the prosecution crimes of aggression including genoc... More Info
$1252.5General Credits -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: A Cornerstone of Equal Rights for All Americans
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 marked a pivotal moment in the history of voter law. This CLE course, presented by commercial and corporate lawyer Louis J. Braun, will present the context of this historic act including the 15th amendment, the history of voting rights and the denial of this right to specific groups, the incredible pathway to the passing of the act and the incredible vigilance necessary to maintain it and all freedoms of the American people. More Info
$751.25General Credits -
Police Misconduct: Recent Developments under Section 1983
Whether you sue, defend, or advise law enforcement, this CLE program will keep you current on the use of force, and trends, controversies, and resources under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This program will cover District of Columbia v. Wesby and Kisela v. Hughes, the Supreme Court’s newest decisions on qualified immunity, and five other cases to be decided this year. You will learn the latest limitations on Taser and less lethal force; use of deadly force against Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDPs); the... More Info
$751.5General Credits