North Dakota (ND) Federal Law CLE Course Catalog

In this course, expert counselor in compliance and global trade regulations, Carolyn Schroll of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, will provide a comprehensive analysis of FCPA enforcement trends. She will examine recent enforcement actions and changes to FCPA policies and compliance guidance, highlight key challenges, and offer invaluable compliance strategies to mitigate legal risks.

Arguing appeals is its own art, and arguing immigration appeals adds a level of complexity. Peter Afrasiabi has litigated well over 100 immigration appeals, and uses that experience and his advocacy teaching experience, to give you a nuts-and-bolts program here on how to prepare to argue your immigration appeal. With real world examples and a specific multi-step process to employ, this program will arm you to be present the best appellate argument possible in the context of the highly politicized immigration arena.

Can a state secede? It is unconstitutional? The answer is not as crystal clear as you may think. In this program, Peter Afrasiabi takes you on a fun, interesting journey asking these questions: What does the Constitution say about secession? What does it implicitly say? How do the tenth and fourteenth amendments impact the analysis? What is the scope of the Supreme Court’s post-Civil War opinion on this question? By looking at these questions and some of the data about growing secession movements form California to Texas, as well as some famed legal scholars works on the question, this program gives you all the legal arguments for and against the question of the constitutionality of secession.

The Flag, National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance are all symbols of our nation but did you know these symbols are governed by a detailed set of federal laws? These laws define the flag’s appearance, how it must be flown, and how it must be treated and respected, as well as how we stand during the Pledge and for the National Anthem. In the latest installment of this popular series, Peter Afrasiabi takes you on a fun, interesting journey through the federal laws related to our national symbols, with a look at cases involving flag desecration and flag burning and the First Amendment. We also explore the First Amendment and the challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance’s phrase “one Nation under God,” and we look at a series of cases involving the flying and display of the Confederate flag and its constitutionality.

In the latest installment of “The Curious Lawyer” series, Peter Afrasiabi reviews landmark Supreme Court decisions in cases involving draft card and flag burning and other anti-war messaging, publication of the Pentagon Papers, conscientious objectors to the draft and claims that the war itself was illegal.

In the latest installment of “The Curious Lawyer” series, Peter Afrasiabi answers these and other key questions that surround the use of generative artificial intelligence tools to create deepfakes.

Collaboration between law enforcement, government, and the private sector is essential to protect national security from cyber threats, with a focus on victim support, information sharing, and leveraging technology for defense.

This panel discusses the best ways to manage SEC-related criminal investigations and parallel investigations including the DOJ. Challenges include distinguishing between civil and criminal cases, advising clients on criminal involvement, and deciding whether to testify amid investigations.

Navigating SEC-related criminal investigations requires very careful consideration. With the increasing frequency of parallel DOJ investigations, panelists discuss how clients should respond to such investigations. Experts discuss latest trends in joint investigations.