Film, Free Speech & Fake News

Tuesday, April 30, 2019: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Free speech and the free press are cornerstones of the American experience, yet the thorny issue of fake news and its increasing influence may push even the most committed anti-censorship advocates toward regulation. Fake news is not a new concept but recent events and technological developments have made misinformation even more toxic. Jeremy Geltzer's interactive presentation explores fake news and film from the influence of Orson Welles and Nazi propaganda to the pseudo-documentaries of Michael Moore and Citizens United. The discussion will focus on the question: Can we condemn censorship and still favor regulations on fake news?

Class covers:

  • The history of fake news and film: Orson Welles, Nazi propaganda, Michael Moore, and Citizens United
  • How technology has made fake news more toxic
  • Fake news vs. the First Amendment

Presented by: Jeremy Geltzer, Attorney, Law Office of Jeremy Geltzer

Registration Fee: FREE
Classes fill up fast. Register today to reserve your seat! You must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting list and walk-in attendees.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Webcast: Workplace Sexual Harassment: Know Your Rights (Torrance)

Wednesday, May 2  1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE: CLASS HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY, JULY 18  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

While sexual harassment cases in the entertainment industry have been fueling headlines, sexual harassment can occur in any workplace and it is important to know your rights. Learn about employee rights and employer responsibilities from employment law experts.

Please join us at Torrance Superior Court and watch a live-stream of this popular program.

Class covers:

  • State and federal laws that protect employees from sexual harassment at work
  • Identifying workplace sexual harassment
  • Where and how to file a claim
  • Time limits
  • Employer responsibilities

Class location:
Torrance Superior Court, 1st Floor
South Bay County Building
825 Maple Avenue, Room 110 (next to the Court Clerk's office)
Torrance, CA 90503
(424)201-0748

Presented by:
Demery Ryan, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson

Registration fees: FREE
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

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No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Landmark First Amendment Cases

Tuesday, April 30, 2019:  3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

What Supreme Court cases contributed most significantly to the development of our legal rights under the First Amendment? What legal concepts and doctrines from these cases are important today? Learn about major Supreme Court cases throughout history that have affected our First Amendment freedoms, including freedom of speech, religion, the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the government.

Presented by:
Christine Langteau, Reference Librarian, LA Law Library
Anahit Petrosyan, Reference Librarian, LA Law Library

Registration Fee: FREE
Classes fill up fast. Register today to reserve your seat! You must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting list and walk-in attendees.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Book Discussion: A Girl Stands at the Door

Tuesday, April 30, 2019: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Join the LA Law Library book discussion group as we explore the theme of "Women and the Law" with a discussion of A Girl Stands at the Door: The Generation of Young Women Who Desegregated America's Schools, which tells the remarkable stories of the girls who volunteered to desegregate formerly all-white schools.

About The Author Rachel Devlin:

  • Associate Professor of history at Rutgers University specializing in the cultural politics of girlhood, sexuality, and race in the postwar United States.
  • BA, Barnard College; PhD in History, Yale University
  • Recipient of fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History and the W.E.B. DuBois Institute at Harvard University

A Girl Stands at the Door draws on interviews and archival research to tell the stories of the many young women who stood up to enraged protestors, hostile teachers, and hateful white students every day while integrating classrooms.

Presented by: Katie O'Laughlin, Managing Librarian, LA Law Library

Registration Fee: FREE
Classes fill up fast. Register today to reserve your seat! You must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting list and walk-in attendees.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library provides access to legal resources and assistance with legal research. LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Film, Free Speech & Fake News

Wednesday, May 1, 2019:  7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Free speech and the free press are cornerstones of the American experience, yet the thorny issue of fake news and its increasing influence may push even the most committed anti-censorship advocates toward regulation. Fake news is not a new concept but recent events and technological developments have made misinformation even more toxic. Jeremy Geltzer's interactive presentation explores fake news and film from the influence of Orson Welles and Nazi propaganda to the pseudo-documentaries of Michael Moore and Citizens United. The discussion will focus on the question: Can we condemn censorship and still favor regulations on fake news?

Class covers:

  • The history of fake news and film: Orson Welles, Nazi propaganda, Michael Moore, and Citizens United
  • How technology has made fake news more toxic
  • Fake news vs. the First Amendment

Presented by: Jeremy Geltzer, Attorney, Law Office of Jeremy Geltzer in collaboration with LA Law Library and Santa Monica Public Library

Location:
Santa Monica Public Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 458-8600

Registration Fee: FREE
Classes fill up fast. Register today to reserve your seat! You must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting list and walk-in attendees.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

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