Program Details
2025-07-11 13:00:00
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Course Overview
2025-07-11 13:00:00
3.25h CLE Credits
Intermediate
3.25
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session explores the ethical dimensions of true crime media and online information sharing, examining why people spread rumors and false information during crises. Participants will learn how digital affordances change the ethical stakes of disaster humor and how trauma and stress diminish our capacity for ethical decision-making in networked environments.
Eugene Volokh
Rebecca Roiphe
Brett Holubeck
Whitney Phillips 2:10 pm - 2:55 pm ESTThis session analyzes how traditional defamation law applies to AI-generated hallucinations and false statements, using recent cases against Google, Meta, and Microsoft as illustrations. Attendees will examine whether Section 230 shields AI companies, how actual malice and negligence standards apply, and what First Amendment protections exist for AI output.
Eugene VolokhRebecca RoipheBrett HolubeckWhitney Phillips 3:05 pm - 4:05 pm ESTThis session examines how the National Labor Relations Act protects employee speech in both unionized and non-unionized workplaces, and clarifies that private employers are not bound by the First Amendment. Participants will learn to craft lawful workplace policies, respond to off-duty political conduct, and navigate situations where speech intersects with discrimination and harassment law.
Eugene VolokhRebecca RoipheBrett HolubeckWhitney Phillips 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm ESTThis session explores the constitutional limits on regulating attorney speech, focusing on Rule 3.6 trial publicity restrictions, Rule 3.8 prosecutor obligations, and controversial Rule 8.4(g) anti-discrimination provisions. Attendees will analyze landmark cases including Gentile v. State Bar and examine how First Amendment protections apply to attorney discipline in politically charged contexts.
Eugene VolokhRebecca RoipheBrett HolubeckWhitney PhillipsThomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford) and Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA School of Law, specializing in First Amendment law, tort law, criminal law, copyright law, and firearms regulation policy.
Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor of Law at New York Law School, specializing in Professional Responsibility, Criminal Procedure, Ethics in Criminal Practice, and American Legal History, with expertise in prosecutorial ethics and the politicization of prosecution.
Employment law attorney who takes a practical approach to counsel and defend businesses and individuals in employment law issues and disputes, with expertise in traditional labor relations, wage and hour, discrimination, and employee leave matters.
Interdisciplinary humanities scholar exploring the politics and ethics of information, including how it impacts elections, public discourse, relationships, and individual wellbeing, using qualitative methods including participant observation, rhetorical analysis, textual analysis, and symbolic analysis.
Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford) and Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA School of Law, specializing in First Amendment law, tort law, criminal law, copyright law, and firearms regulation policy.
Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor of Law at New York Law School, specializing in Professional Responsibility, Criminal Procedure, Ethics in Criminal Practice, and American Legal History, with expertise in prosecutorial ethics and the politicization of prosecution.
Employment law attorney who takes a practical approach to counsel and defend businesses and individuals in employment law issues and disputes, with expertise in traditional labor relations, wage and hour, discrimination, and employee leave matters.
Interdisciplinary humanities scholar exploring the politics and ethics of information, including how it impacts elections, public discourse, relationships, and individual wellbeing, using qualitative methods including participant observation, rhetorical analysis, textual analysis, and symbolic analysis.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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