Civil Rights – Federal Bar Association

Civil Rights Webinars

Featured Civil Rights Webinars

Litigating Website Accessibility Cases: An Overview and the View from the Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives (Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Civil Rights Law Section)

Richard Hunt · William D. Goren · Jessie Weber

ADA Title III gives plaintiffs a federal hook for website claims, and the filing data shows a bar that has industrialized around it — 3,100 website accessibility suits in federal court in 2025, 36% of all Title III cases, with 45% targeting companies already sued before and 22% hitting businesses that had installed accessibility overlay…

On-Demand: June 4, 2026

All CLE Webinars

The Uniform Public Expression Protection Act and Anti-SLAPP Practice from Start to Finish

Jay D. Adkisson · Caesar Kalinowski IV · Thomas R. Burke · Laura Lee Prather Adkisson Pitet LLP

Thu, June 25, 2026

2h CLE

Live Webcast

Bringing Defamation and Trade-Libel Claims in UPEPA States

James Harry Oliverio · Zachary D. Wellbrock Anselmi & Carvelli LLP

Wed, June 24, 2026

2h CLE

Live Webcast

The Overlay Trap in U.S. Website Accessibility Litigation

Ashley S. Jenkins · Ken Nakata Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Thu, June 18, 2026

2h CLE

Live Webcast

Police Misconduct and Civil Rights Basics: Spotting Cases and Protecting Client Rights

Alphonse A. Gerhardstein · Gary Raney Friedman, Gilbert + Gerhardstein

Wed, June 17, 2026

2h CLE

Live Replay

Challenging ICE Detention and Expedited Removal: Federal Court Strategies for the New Front Line

Paul “Woody” Scott · Laura Lunn · Gracie Willis The Scott Law Firm LLC

Fri, June 12, 2026

2h CLE

Live Replay

Access Denied: Avoiding & Defending the Expanding Field of ADA Claims (2025 Edition)

Richard Hunt · William Goren Hunt Huey PLLC

Tue, June 9, 2026

2h CLE

On-Demand

Litigating Website Accessibility Cases: An Overview and the View from the Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives (Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Civil Rights Law Section)

Richard Hunt · William D. Goren · Jessie Weber Hunt Huey PLLC

Thu, June 4, 2026

1h CLE

On-Demand

What Does Accessibility Mean? Nuts & Bolts /Decoding Website Accessibility: What Every Attorney Needs to Know (Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Civil Rights Law Section)

Michael Silverman · Peter Bossley · Jessie Weber Consultant & Expert Witness

Wed, June 3, 2026

1h CLE

On-Demand

AI-Driven Layoffs: Navigating WARN, OWBPA, and Discrimination Liability in Algorithmic RIFs

Shawn Matthew Clark · Noa M. Baddish · Guy Brenner Littler Mendelson P.C.

Tue, June 2, 2026

2h CLE

On-Demand

Fireside Chat Program (continued) - Best Practices for Litigating Discrimination Cases under Title VII and the ADA (Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Rights Law Sections & Judiciary Division)

David A. Michel · Aaron Spacone · Honorable Anna White Howard · David I. Brody · Honorable Mimi Tsankov Sherin and Lodgen LLP

Thu, May 7, 2026

1h CLE

On-Demand

Language Access in Changing Times: Law, Policy, and Practice – 2026 Spring National Conference – Track I (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

Chi-Ser Tran · Violeta Arciniega · John S. Whitelaw Community Legal Services

Thu, April 23, 2026

1h CLE

On-Demand

Establishing a Constitutional Policing Unit: A Proactive Framework for Institutional Risk Mitigation and Accountability (Presented by The Federal Bar Association and Advancing the Legal Profession)

Alex del Carmen · Chief Eddie Garcia Del Carmen Consulting LLC

Thu, February 12, 2026

1h CLE

Live Webcast

The Critical Screening Choice: How to Assess Civil-Rights Cases Before You Commit Hundreds of Hours and Costs

Sarah Gelsomino · Flint Taylor Friedman, Gilbert + Gerhardstein

Tue, January 20, 2026

2h CLE

On-Demand

When Every Hour Counts: Fast-Action Advocacy for Unlawful Detention and ICE Courthouse Arrests

Erin E. Meyer · Jonhatan A. Aragon · Karen Lucas · Barbara Camacho · Rachel Beardsley Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Thu, December 11, 2025

2h CLE

On-Demand

Institutional Liability in Sexual Abuse Cases: Breaking the Wall of Silence and Managing the Fallout

Kristen Gibbons Feden · Carly Sanchez · Guy D’Andrea Anapol Weiss

Tue, December 9, 2025

3h CLE

On-Demand

Preparing Corporate Clients for DHS and ICE Site Visits: Legal Obligations and Practical Defense (Presented by The Federal Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section)

Morgan Drake · Joe Schulz · Kelli Duehning · George Beason · David Hao · Luis Eduardo Alvarez Velasquez National Immigrant Justice Center

Wed, November 12, 2025

1h CLE

On-Demand

Civil Rights Webinars

Featured Civil Rights Webinars

Litigating Website Accessibility Cases: An Overview and the View from the Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives (Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Civil Rights Law Section)

All CLE Webinars

The Uniform Public Expression Protection Act and Anti-SLAPP Practice from Start to Finish

Bringing Defamation and Trade-Libel Claims in UPEPA States

The Overlay Trap in U.S. Website Accessibility Litigation

Police Misconduct and Civil Rights Basics: Spotting Cases and Protecting Client Rights

Challenging ICE Detention and Expedited Removal: Federal Court Strategies for the New Front Line

Access Denied: Avoiding & Defending the Expanding Field of ADA Claims (2025 Edition)

Litigating Website Accessibility Cases: An Overview and the View from the Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives (Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Civil Rights Law Section)

What Does Accessibility Mean? Nuts & Bolts /Decoding Website Accessibility: What Every Attorney Needs to Know (Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Civil Rights Law Section)

AI-Driven Layoffs: Navigating WARN, OWBPA, and Discrimination Liability in Algorithmic RIFs

Fireside Chat Program (continued) - Best Practices for Litigating Discrimination Cases under Title VII and the ADA (Presented by the Federal Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Rights Law Sections & Judiciary Division)

Language Access in Changing Times: Law, Policy, and Practice – 2026 Spring National Conference – Track I (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

Establishing a Constitutional Policing Unit: A Proactive Framework for Institutional Risk Mitigation and Accountability (Presented by The Federal Bar Association and Advancing the Legal Profession)

The Critical Screening Choice: How to Assess Civil-Rights Cases Before You Commit Hundreds of Hours and Costs

When Every Hour Counts: Fast-Action Advocacy for Unlawful Detention and ICE Courthouse Arrests

Institutional Liability in Sexual Abuse Cases: Breaking the Wall of Silence and Managing the Fallout

Preparing Corporate Clients for DHS and ICE Site Visits: Legal Obligations and Practical Defense (Presented by The Federal Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section)

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