Course Offerings

American Legal History:

The Cherokee Cases & the Trial of Leschi

 

Cherokee Cases:  Wednesday, March 17, 2010, Noon-1:30 pm

Trial of Leschi:  Wednesday, March 24,  2010, Noon-2:00 pm

(These dates are accurate & supersede dates in Bar News) 
Toll-Free Teleconferences w/ Online Powerpoint

3.5 Live WA CLE Credits, including 0.5 ethics (Approved) (Cherokee alone 1.5 general credits; Leschi alone 2.0 credits w/ 0.5 ethics)

Special Combined Rate:  $139 ($109 per add’l att’y)

Individual pricing: Cherokee $89 / $69; Leschi $99 / $79

This American Legal History CLE explores two of the most significant legal dramas involving Native Americans from the 19th Century.  First, on March 17th, we examine the tragic conflict between the judiciary and executive over the rights of Cherokees in the 1830’s, which led to the notorious trail of tears.  Although Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) & Worcester v. Georgia (1832) established the basis for modern Indian law, they did nothing to save the Cherokees from a terrible fate, and the events were a harbinger of things to come in the west.

On March 24th, we explore the fascinating drama behind the first murder case reported in Washington Territorial Reports: Leschi v. Washington Territory (1857).  The Medicine Creek treaty did not provide adequate land for the Nisquallies, and war broke out soon after Chief Leschi’s disputed “X” appeared on the document.  We will examine the dramatic events that played out as much in the territorial courtrooms as on the battlefield – the declarations of martial law, creation of military tribunals, arrest of Federal judges, murder trials, hung juries, appeal to the Washington Supreme Territorial Court, and the execution by hanging.  According to a historical court of inquiry convened in 2004 and presided over by Chief Justice Gerry Alexander, Leschi should never have been tried.

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Gun Control After DC v. Heller

 

Thursday, April 8, 2010, Noon – 2:00 pm
Toll-Free Teleconference w/ Online Powerpoint

(This date is accurate & supersedes date in Bar News)

2.0 Live WA CLE Credits (Approved)

$99 first attorney ($79 per add'l att'y on same line)

In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the most significant Second Amendment decision in its history – District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), which held that the right to bear arms is individual and personal.  On September 30, 2009, the Supreme Court accepted certiorari on several gun control cases raising the issue of application of the Second Amendment to the States.  The law of gun control is rapidly and fundamentally changing, and every informed citizen should tune in to find out what is happening.  Can your neighbor keep a rocket-propelled grenade launcher?  Must guns be allowed into the courthouse?  What are the limits on the newly announced Second Amendment rights?  What is the effect on Seattle’s recent efforts to regulate possession of firearms?  This fascinating CLE will put you in the know on one of the most important and controversial legal issues of our time.

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Ethics of Communicating with Jurors

A Toll-free Teleconference with Online Powerpoint

Weds., April 28, 2010, Noon-1:00 pm – 1.0 WA Live Ethics MCLE Credit (pending)

$79 first attorney / $59 each add’l attorney (same line)

 

Communication with jurors is one of the most important – and most delicate - tasks undertaken by the trial lawyer.  In addition to legal constraints, there are ethical constraints on such communication, starting from the moment a lawyer tries to understand prospective jurors, to the courthouse elevator, to formal arguments during trial, to post-discharge juror de-briefing.  This one-hour teleconference with online powerpoint will make sure that the next time you go to trial you are aware of the applicable RPCs, Court decisions and Ethics Opinions on this important subject.

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