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DESCRIPTION:Defeating Nazis in Court: The Charlottesville Trial\n\nHosts: Jews United 
 for Democracy and Justice & Community Advocates \n\nDate and time: Wed, 
 January 12, 2022 @ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST\n\nRegister (FREE): 
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defeating-nazis-in-court-inside-the-charlottesville-trial-tickets-223619541067\n\nIn 
 2017, white supremacists meticulously planned and carried out a violent 
 attack on Charlottesville that resulted in dozens of injuries and the death 
 of Heather Heyer. \nIntegrity First for America along with a world-class 
 legal team took the organizers \nof the attack to court -- and won, holding 
 them accountable for the violence they orchestrated.\n\nJoin Lead Counsels 
 Karen Dunn and Roberta Kaplan and IFA Executive Director Amy Spitalnick a 
 critical discussion with moderator, Henry Weinstein of UC Irvine School of 
 Law, on this historic legal victory.\n\n\nPANELISTS\n\nRoberta Kaplan, 
 Partner, Kaplan Hecker & Fink, LLP\n\nRoberta "Robbie" Kaplan is the 
 founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP. Among other accolades, Robbie 
 has been selected as one of “The 100 Most Influential Lawyers” in the 
 United States, as “Litigator of the Year,” as “Lawyer of the Year,” 
 and as the “Most Innovative Lawyer of The Year.” In 2013, her landmark 
 victory in United States v. Windsor brought down the Defense of Marriage 
 Act, landing the first major legal victory in the battle for marriage 
 equality. Robbie is also the co-founder of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense 
 Fund and an adjunct professor of law at Columbia Law School.\nKaren 
 Dunn\n\n\nKaren Dunn, Partner, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, 
 LLP\n\nKaren Dunn is one of the nation’s top trial lawyers, widely 
 recognized for securing courtroom victories in difficult cases on behalf of 
 the world’s most prominent companies. She was recently named a 
 “Litigator of the Year” by The American Lawyer for her role in 
 “high-stakes, high-profile and hard-fought” cases. Prior to entering 
 private practice, Karen served in all three branches of government, 
 including as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of 
 Virginia; Associate White House Counsel under President Barack Obama; and 
 Senior Advisor and Communications Director to former Sen. Hillary Clinton. 
 Earlier, she served as a law clerk to Judge Merrick B. Garland of the D.C. 
 Circuit Court of Appeals and to Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the U.S. 
 Supreme Court.\n\nKaren is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers and Partners in 
 General Commercial Litigation and in the “Spotlight Table” for Crisis 
 Management. Chambers reports that Karen’s clients call her “one of the 
 best lawyers on the planet,” “a passionate advocate” with “a great 
 ability to think on her feet” and that she has “attained an ‘amazing 
 reputation’ for her role assisting corporate clients with some of their 
 most high-profile crises.” Karen has been named a “Litigator of the 
 Week” three times by The American Lawyer as well as “Litigator of the 
 Year”; one of the National Law Journal’s “Outstanding Women 
 Lawyers”; one of Elle Magazine’s “Most Compelling Women in Washington 
 Now”; and one of Benchmark Litigation’s “Top-10 Women in 
 Litigation” and “Top 100 Trial Lawyers.” Additionally she has been 
 recognized by Law 360 as both a “Trials MVP” and a “Technology 
 MVP.”\n\n\nAmy Spitalnick, Executive Director, Integrity First for 
 America\n\nAmy Spitalnick joins IFA with extensive experience in 
 government, politics, and advocacy. She previously served as Communications 
 Director and Senior Policy Advisor to the New York Attorney General; 
 Communications Advisor and spokesperson for the New York City Mayor; and 
 Communications Director in the New York State Senate. She has also worked 
 on a variety of local, state, and federal campaigns and advocacy 
 organizations. Amy frequently appears in national media and has been 
 awarded a number of fellowships and honors, including being named a Women 
 inPower Fellow at the 92nd Street Y, a Truman National Security Project 
 Fellow, and a City & State 40 Under 40 Rising Star. Amy graduated from 
 Tufts University.\n\n\nHenry Weinstein, Professor of Media Law at UC Irvine 
 School of Law \n\nA UC Irvine School of Law instructor of media law, Prof. 
 Henry Weinstein has worked for the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, San 
 Francisco Examiner and Wall Street Journal and has written more than 3,000 
 stories, reporting on the ground in 36 states plus the District of Columbia 
 and Canada. He also has written about events and issues in other countries, 
 and for a variety of publications, including California Lawyer, Juris 
 Doctor, The Nation, New Times, the Saturday Review of Education and the 
 Saturday Review of Science.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/01/05/18847116.php
SUMMARY:Defeating Nazis in Court: Inside the Charlottesville Trial
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