CBA Record September 2017

BLUHM LEGAL CLINIC ATTORNEYS TO ADDRESS MEMBERS ON SEPTEMBER 26 CBA Kicks Off Unique Speaker Series By Sally Daly, CBA Public Affairs Director

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Steven Avery (above) and Brendan Dassey, the subjects of Making A Murderer

The lunchtime events take place from noon to 1 p.m. at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court and most offer MCLE credit. Attendees can come in person or view live via CBA Webcast. Both in-person andwebcast registration can be completed online at www. chicagobar.org/cle. T he Chicago Bar Association is offer- ing an innovative new monthly speakers series beginning this fall that will provide cutting edge legal infor- mation on topics ranging from the exami- nation of false confessions as portrayed in the popular television documentary Making a Murderer, to legal rights for immigrants and refugees in today’s politi- cal climate. The Signature Series, introduced by CBA President Thomas R. Mulroy, is free

for CBA members and will feature promi- nent speakers on two separate topics each month through May. “The CBA is very excited to introduce the Signatures Series, which will bring some of the most thought-provoking speakers and relevant legal information directly to our members,” said Mulroy. This month’s lineup kicked off on Sep- tember 8 with a timely examination of legal rights for immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in today’s government and political climates. Mary Meg McCarthy, the Execu- tive Director of the National Immigrant Justice Center, examined constitutional and due process issues currently impacting the civil rights of the nation’s immigrant populations. The second installment of the series will take place onTuesday, September 26, with a true-story examination of a false confes- sion in the case involving Brendan Dassey, whose confession became a key subplot in the Netflix series Making a Murderer. Das- sey’s attorneys, Steven Drizin and Laura Nirider, will explore the problem of false

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confessions and examine how psychologi- cal interrogation works to elicit both true, and in some cases, false confessions. PRACTICE AREA UPDATES The CBA is pleased to introduce the second year of CBANewsstand by Lexology, a daily email that provides valuable and free practical know-how. Learnmore at www.chicagobar.org/newsstand.

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