This training seeks to provide lawyers with an overview of the key considerations in representing protesters facing criminal charges. Topics include: the values and tactics of representing activists; distinctions between civil disobedience and constitutionally-protected protest; free speech and protest law 101; the right to record; criminal charges frequently received by protesters; and possible constitutional defenses to protest-related charges.
Presented by Jeffery Robinson, Deputy Legal Director and Director of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality, American Civil Liberties Union; and Lee Rowland, Senior Staff Attorney, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, American Civil Liberties Union
