Protecting the Rights of Incarcerated People: Legal Remedies and Limitations (CLE)

This CLE will provide an overview of the rights of those incarcerated as well as possible remedies when those rights are violated including the use of Section 1983, the federal disability statutes, and New York law, as well as their limitations. This will include a discussion on solitary confinement as well as the unique concerns surrounding those incarcerated who are transgender and gender non-confirming and those living with a disability.

Presenters:
Ethan Lin, Staff Attorney, LGBTQ Law and Policy Unit, The Legal Aid Society
Robert Quackenbush, Staff Attorney, Prisoners’ Rights Project, The Legal Aid Society
Josh Rosenthal, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Advocates
Stefen Short, Adjunct Professor of Law, CUNY School of Law, and Special Counsel for Disability Justice Projects, National Center for Law and Economic Justice

Credits:
3 CLE credits: 2 Professional Practice, 0.5 Ethics & Professionalism, 0.5 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias

Registration is required. Please click here to register.

CLE Credits provided by the Community Legal Resource Network at CUNY School of Law:
These CLE programs are approved for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys, except that newly admitted attorneys are not eligible for the Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias credit. Consistent with NY State regulations, CLE credit will be offered only to those attorneys completing the entire session; attorneys attending only part of a session are not eligible for partial credit. Attorneys arriving late are welcome to attend the program but will not be eligible for credit. Also note that for remote programs, attorneys must view the webinar; we cannot extend credit for audio-only participation.