The State Appellate Defender Office and the Criminal Defense Resource Center will present a webinar on “Raising Race in Search and Seizure Litigation (Part I)” Tuesday, May 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Speaking at the training will be Ashley Burrell and Kacey Mordecai from the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund. This is a two-part series and Part II will be on September 16.
Attendees will learn how to pursue a race-conscious approach to search and seizure litigation. After completing the training, attendees will be able to:
• Effectively raise the issue of race at suppression hearings.
• Analyze and apply relevant case law to argue the relevance of race when litigating unlawful searches and seizures.
• Obtain and use information, including social science research, to litigate issues related to race and racial discrimination.
• Make and preserve arguments about the relevance of race.
To register for the webinar, visit www.sado.org/go/RaisingRace-I. Anyone with questions may email cdrc@sado.org.
Attendees will learn how to pursue a race-conscious approach to search and seizure litigation. After completing the training, attendees will be able to:
• Effectively raise the issue of race at suppression hearings.
• Analyze and apply relevant case law to argue the relevance of race when litigating unlawful searches and seizures.
• Obtain and use information, including social science research, to litigate issues related to race and racial discrimination.
• Make and preserve arguments about the relevance of race.
To register for the webinar, visit www.sado.org/go/RaisingRace-I. Anyone with questions may email cdrc@sado.org.
