We are coming back to New Orleans
for the Civil Rights Étouffée 2025.
Bring Your Sweetie Some CLE for Valentine’s Day
The Civil Rights Étouffée began in NOLA in 2017, returned in 2019, went digital in 2021 and was once again live and in NOLA in 2023. We hope you’ll join us in our next upcoming Civil Rights Étouffée event in 2025!
Thursday, February 13, 2-5pm
Friday, February 14, 9-5pm
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Joyce & George Wein Heritage Center
1205 N. Rampart Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
Limited Early Bird In-Person Registration is open now at a low cost of $125 for both days or for Friday only (same price).
We intend to have CLE approved in the following states:
Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah. However, if you want to register and live in a different state, email us.
To join our mailing list or for more information, please email us at “Civil Rights Etouffee at gmail dot com” (no spaces)
Just a look at the past Civil Rights Étouffée conferences that will convince you attending the Étouffée is an opportunity not to be missed.
2023 Civil Rights Étouffée in NOLA & on the ‘Net
2018 Civil Rights Étouffée On the Road
In 2018, we kicked off the “Étouffée On The Road” Civil Rights CLE Series!
We hosted events in Detroit, Salt Lake City, New York City and Boston!
If you’d like to bring a Civil Rights “Étouffée On The Road” to your local jurisdiction, let us know and we will make it a reality!
Email “FBA Civil Rights Law at gmail dot com” (no spaces) to get started.
Register Today. $150 for 8 hours of CLE Credit • $75 for FBA Members
For more information:
Free for Members of the Sponsoring FBA Sections and Chapters. www.EtouffeeLaw.com $10 for Public Interest, Non-Profit/Gov’t Lawyers & Law Students
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PANEL |
PRESENTERS |
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Jan 28 |
12:00pm ET |
Enhancing Justice: Ethically Reducing Bias in Policing and the Courts |
Hon. Bernice Donald, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Col. Heston Silbert, Director, Arizona Department of Public Safety MODERATOR: Wylie Stecklow, FBA Civil Rights Section |
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1:15pm ET |
When Exceptions Become the Rule: LGBTQ Rights and Religious Exemptions |
Camilla Taylor, Director of Constitutional Litigation, Lambda Legal Chris Lund, Professor of Law, Wayne State University |
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2:45pm ET |
Back to the Future: Artificial Intelligence & Civil Rights |
Phil Mayor, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU of Michigan |
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4:00pm ET |
KEYNOTE: How to Ethically Navigate Social Media When Your Case is in the Headlines |
Joseph Bondy, The Law Offices of Joseph A. Bondy, Counsel for Lev Parnas, Creator of #LetLevSpeak |
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Jan 29 |
12:00pm ET |
Making It Right: Vulnerable Kids, Education and COVID-19 |
Margie Wakelin, Staff Attorney, Education Law Center |
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1:15pm ET |
Title IX in the Era of #metoo |
Mica McKinney, General Counsel, Utah State University Ann Olivarius, McAllister Olivarius |
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2:45pm ET |
What is Environmental Justice? |
Rebecca Bratspies, Founding Director, Center for Urban Environmental Reform and Professor of Law, CUNY |
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4:00pm ET |
KEYNOTE: Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Obfuscation: |
Shankar Duraiswamy, Covington & Burling |