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Social media evidence is everywhere. In the digital age, law enforcement is savvy enough to pull information about your client’s online presence and use it against them in criminal proceedings. Getting this data and challenging it are skills every modern defense attorney needs. Join Hanni Fakhoury, Partner at Moeel Lah Fakhoury, and an expert on electronic surveillance and digital privacy, for a deep dive on the law governing this space. Learn how social media evidence can and cannot be accessed, how it’s authenticated, and viable legal arguments to use and challenge it in your own cases. The program presented by NACDL is free, but registration is required.

The Illinois Juvenile Defender Resource Center presents this in-person youth sentencing symposium at Starved Rock Lodge in Oglesby, IL. This program will bring together youth defenders from across Illinois to learn about all aspects of youth sentencing. Attendees will learn about recent changes to the law on youth sentencing in Illinois, how to efficiently gather mitigation to aid in sentencing, what programs are available to be part of a youth sentencing plan, and how to create and advocate for the best disposition plan for their youth clients. In addition to hearing from practitioners working in youth sentencing, attendees will hear from an expert in counseling and negotiation experienced in working with youth in the criminal justice system and will give practical insight on how to work with your clients to create a successful sentencing plan and how to negotiate for that that plan. Attendees are expected to earn 5 hours of professional responsibility CLE credit.

The Gault Center and the Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative invite you to the 2024 Racial Justice Webinar, "Challenging the Status Quo: Mobilizing Youth Defense Teams to Uphold Youth Rights and Uproot Injustice." This year‘s racial justice webinar will focus on a collective call to action for the youth defense community to transform the juvenile legal system by centering youth and their constitutional rights to freedom, liberty, and equality. This webinar will equip youth defenders with practical tools rooted in the National Youth Defense System Standards to uphold and strengthen the constitutional rights of youth as a mechanism to break down systemic and racial injustice. Featuring: Rachel Rossi, Director, Office for Access to Justice, U.S. Department of Justice Cynthia Roseberry, Acting Director, ACLU Justice Division Kristin Henning, Blume Professor of Law, Director, Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative, Georgetown Law Brooke Burns, Managing Counsel, Youth Defense Department, Office of the Ohio Public Defender Sarah Johnson, Senior Youth Defense Counsel, Gault Center Sandeep Kandhari, Director, Youth Defense Practice, Center for Family Representation