CLE Programs & Events
Criminal Justice Section offers a wide array of continuing legal education (CLE), including several international and national institutes, conferences on forensics and sentencing, and committee-sponsored events.
2021 CJS Midyear Meeting
Virtual. Feb. 17-20 (During the ABA Midyear Meeting) CLE Programs: Data & Racial Justice: Using Data to Drive Change; The Prosecution and Defense of Physicians in Civil and Criminal Opioid Death Cases; Military Justice—Learning and Leading Change in American Criminal Justice
Save-The-Date: 2021 Spring CLE & Meetings
April 29-May 2, 2021. Montgomery, AL
CJS Events Calendar
CLE Programs and Events offered by the ABA Criminal Justice Section in 2020 and beyond.
Video: Does Qualified Immunity trump the Rule of Law?
During this CJS webinar on 7/7, expert panelists discussed the impact of immunity on police interaction with the public, particularly when executing an arrest.
Video: Confronting the Criminalization of Blackness in the Criminal Legal System
This CJS webinar on 6/5 discussed the history and legacy of racism in America and how it impacts every aspect of the criminal legal system, the impact and causes of systemic racism, and the role of lawyers, bar associations and their members in effecting that change.
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