OPERATION PROTECT & DEFEND’S
ANNUAL MCLE LUNCHEON
DUE PROCESS & CRIMINAL TRIALS
PRESENTED BY PROFESSOR VIKRAM D. AMAR
OPERATION PROTECT & DEFEND’S
Professor Vikram D. Amar is a Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis School of Law, and is a nationally recognized expert on the constitutional law, federal courts, and civil procedure.
Amar has produced several books and more than 60 articles in leading law reviews. He is a co-author of the upcoming revised multi-volume Treatise on Constitutional Law. He is also a co-author of Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials, a co-author on multiple volumes of the Wright & Miller Federal Practice and Procedure Treatise, and a co-author (along with John Oakley) of a one-volume treatise on American Civil Procedure. He writes a biweekly column on constitutional matters for Justia.com, for several years wrote a monthly column on legal education for abovethelaw.com, is a frequent commentator on local and national radio and TV, and has penned dozens of op-ed pieces for major newspapers and magazines.
ABOUT OPERATION PROTECT AND DEFEND:
Operation Protect and Defend (OPD) promotes high school civics education with a focus on the U.S. Constitution and the role of the judiciary in a democratic society. This all-volunteer organization was founded more than two decades ago by local judges, lawyers and teachers to help strengthen civics education in high schools. Every year, OPD distributes a written curriculum to high school teachers and sends a judge and lawyer team into each classroom to engage in a dialogue with the students about the curriculum topic. OPD is working to improve civics education in Sacramento, Fresno, and Chico.
QUESTIONS:
Contact Immediate Former Executive Chair Robyn K. Riedel at riedelrk@gmail.com.
OPD is funded entirely by sponsorship, donations, and grants. We provide a meal to every award-winning student and two of their parents, along with a meal to a teacher from each participating school. Please consider helping us provide these meals by sponsoring a student with a $70 donation. Sponsorship opportunities are also available at the $350, $750, $1000, $1500, and $2500 levels. To learn more, visit www.opdcivics.org/sponsor/ OR email: sponsorship@opdcivics.org.
Friday – January 31, 2025
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom
MCLE: .75 hours of General Credit
Cost: Free with optional donation
Donations contribute to OPD’s Annual Law Day Dinner where we honor local high school student winners of our essay and art contests.
The MCLE presentation will be followed by a thirty-minute dialogue training.
