Supreme Court Wrap-Up: Term Review for Federal Criminal Practitioners

Join us for a practitioner focused webinar as we wrap up the Supreme Court decisions that have reshaped federal criminal practice from the October 2023-24 Term. Get the inside scoop on the Court's rulings, both favorable and challenging, and arm yourself with strategies to effectively use these decisions to your clients' advantage--or to mitigate any adverse effects.

Presenters:

Adeel M. Bashir is an attorney with the Federal Public and Community Defender's Sentencing Resource Counsel. In his role, Adeel supports the Defenders and CJA Panels nationwide, offering appellate and trial litigation assistance, engaging with the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and addressing congressional inquiries on matters of national significance in criminal law. Before his current position, Adeel served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender and Senior Appellate Attorney for over a decade with the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Florida.

Rene Valladares is the Federal Public Defender for the District of Nevada. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Boyd School of Law, and the UNLV Criminal Justice Department. He lectures nationally on various criminal law and procedure topics including evidence and the defense of conspiracy cases. Mr. Valladares serves on the Federal Defenders' Performance Measurement Working Group. Recently, Rene Valladares wrote a Defender's Guide to Federal Evidence: A Trial Practice Handbook for Criminal Defense Attorneys, published by NACDL.

CLE - We will not be applying for CLE for this webinar in the interest of getting the content out as quickly as possible. We will provide attendees a certificate of attendance to self apply for CLE.