Program Details
2026-08-31 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-08-31 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session walks through the life cycle of a civil rights case, beginning with the basics of 42 USC 1983. It then turns to the qualified immunity considerations that arise as the case moves forward, the interlocutory appeals those rulings can trigger, and what it takes to prove Monell claims.
William Most 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session opens with what qualified immunity is and how it works. It then examines how recent research shows the doctrine contradicts the original text of Section 1983, whether it is historically supported, and whether it is good policy — and why textualism should eliminate it.
William MostWilliam Most is a civil rights litigator and the founder of Most & Associates in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has practiced before the U.S. Supreme Court, state supreme courts, multiple federal and state courts of appeal, and trial courts from California to Louisiana to Maine, and he is licensed in Louisiana and California. Before entering the law, he worked as a fisheries biologist.
William Most is a civil rights litigator and the founder of Most & Associates in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has practiced before the U.S. Supreme Court, state supreme courts, multiple federal and state courts of appeal, and trial courts from California to Louisiana to Maine, and he is licensed in Louisiana and California. Before entering the law, he worked as a fisheries biologist.
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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