ON DEMAND: MCLE: New U.S. Supreme Court Decisions & What They Mean

Class recorded April 29, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide – or has recently decided – several controversial cases, exercising its “province and duty…to say what the law is,” in the words of its famous 1803 decision in Marbury v. Madison. These cases come as the ideological makeup of the Court has changed, with justices generally viewed as conservative-leaning now holding a 6-3 advantage. In this class, hear from a prominent Supreme Court commentator and litigator about how the Court’s new and upcoming decisions on issues like abortion, gun ownership, religion in publicly funded schools, and voting rights, among others, could affect our constitutional and other important rights.

Class covers:

  • An overview of major upcoming, and recently decided, U.S. Supreme Court cases
  • The issues in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the major abortion rights case, and how the Court may decide
  • New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, a case that could change Second Amendment gun ownership rights
  • Why the recent decision Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, applying the Voting Rights Act, is so important
  • Other cases affecting our constitutional and other important rights

Earn 1.0 hour general California participatory MCLE credit: After registration, a staff member will email you the course materials, an evaluation form, and your Certificate of Attendance (usually the next business day). Register first, then watch the recording to the end and answer the questions provided in the popup to verify your attendance.

Presented by: Amy L. Howe

Registration fee:  $25, Non-refundable.

ON DEMAND: New U.S. Supreme Court Decisions & What They Mean

Class recorded April 29, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide – or has recently decided – several controversial cases, exercising its “province and duty…to say what the law is,” in the words of its famous 1803 decision in Marbury v. Madison. These cases come as the ideological makeup of the Court has changed, with justices generally viewed as conservative-leaning now holding a 6-3 advantage. In this class, hear from a prominent Supreme Court commentator and litigator about how the Court’s new and upcoming decisions on issues like abortion, gun ownership, religion in publicly funded schools, and voting rights, among others, could affect our constitutional and other important rights.

Class covers:

  • An overview of major upcoming, and recently decided, U.S. Supreme Court cases
  • The issues in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the major abortion rights case, and how the Court may decide
  • New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, a case that could change Second Amendment gun ownership rights
  • Why the recent decision Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, applying the Voting Rights Act, is so important
  • Other cases affecting our constitutional and other important rights

Presented by: Amy L. Howe

Registration fee: FREE

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)."

Video Recordings: We recognize that not everyone can attend in person classes, so even if you can't make it in, please watch any of these recordings and remember that we are still here to help! Call us at (213) 785-2513, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or chat with us online to get help finding information and resources on any legal (or not-quite-legal) question. Access to the video recordings is free.

Dated Material: Please note that the law changes. The original recording date for each class is provided on the display page. To be certain that you receive up-to-date information, please attend the in-person class, or contact us for help researching or updating your specific legal issue.

ON DEMAND: Introduction to Lexis Advance

Class recorded February 22, 2024

Receive hands-on instruction on how to use a popular all-in-one source for legal research. Lexis’ newly designed research platform has been described as “cleaner and easier to use” with their “big red search box” and other features.

Class covers:

  • Formulating, filtering, and narrowing search queries
  • Finding cases, statutes, and secondary sources
  • Options to review and deliver results
  • Hands-on exercises

Presented by: Kathleen O'Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference and Research

Registration fees: FREE

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)."

Video Recordings: We recognize that not everyone can attend in person classes, so even if you can't make it in, please watch any of these recordings and remember that we are still here to help! Call us at (213) 785-2513, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or chat with us online to get help finding information and resources on any legal (or not-quite-legal) question. Access to the video recordings is free.

Dated Material: Please note that the law changes. The original recording date for each class is provided on the display page. To be certain that you receive up-to-date information, please attend the in-person class, or contact us for help researching or updating your specific legal issue.

ON DEMAND: Introduction to Thomson Reuters Westlaw

Class recorded May 2, 2024

Receive hands-on instruction on how to use a popular all-in-one source for legal research. The Westlaw (formerly known as WestlawNext) legal research database that has been described as "ground breaking" and "Google for lawyers."

Class covers:

  • Formulating search queries
  • Reviewing and filtering search results
  • Finding cases and code sections
  • Hands-on exercises

Presented by: Mary Garcia, Librarian, Reference & Research

Registration fees: FREE

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)."

Video Recordings: We recognize that not everyone can attend in person classes, so even if you can't make it in, please watch any of these recordings and remember that we are still here to help! Call us at (213) 785-2513, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or chat with us online to get help finding information and resources on any legal (or not-quite-legal) question. Access to the video recordings is free.

Dated Material: Please note that the law changes. The original recording date for each class is provided on the display page. To be certain that you receive up-to-date information, please attend the in-person class, or contact us for help researching or updating your specific legal issue.

LIVE ZOOM: Book Discussion: One Mighty and Irresistible Tide, by Jia Lynn Yang

Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

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 One Mighty and Irresistible Tide is a deeply researched and illuminating work of history, framed by the author’s own family’s story of immigration to America.   In 1924, Congress instituted a system of ethnic quotas so stringent that it choked off large-scale immigration for decades, sharply curtailing arrivals from southern and eastern Europe and outright banning those from nearly all of Asia.  A fascinating cast of characters including lawmakers and activists descended from Jewish, Irish and Japanese immigrants fought to establish a new principle of equality in the American immigration system.  Their crowning achievement, the 1965 Immigration & Nationality Act, proved to be one of the most transformative laws in our country’s history.  Join the discussion of this riveting and relevant story.

  • Winner of 11th Annual Zocolo Book Prize
  • One of Time Magazine’s 100 Must Read Books of 2020
  • A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction 2020
  • Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence

Presented by:

Katie O’Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research, LA Law Library (https://www.lalawlibrary.org/)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

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