Federal Practice 2026: 2 General, 1 Dual

Courses Included

• Federal Practice Forum 2026 - Ethical Considerations: Ex Parte Communication with Judges & Jurors
  
  

  This session features a conversation with Judges Crytzer, Parker, and Richardson about ex parte communication with judges and jurors, including the ethics of
  those communications, the contrast between federal- and state-court practice regarding these communications, and avoiding prohibited ex parte communications.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:1.00General Credits:0.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Audrey Calkins, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee, Memphis
    Audrey Calkins has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee in Memphis since April 2020. Before becoming an AUSA,...
  • Katherine Crytzer, US District Judge, Eastern District of TN, Knoxville
  • Thomas Parker, , Memphis
  • Eli Richardson, , Nashville
• Federal Practice Forum 2026 - Immigration Habeas Petitions
  
  

  This CLE program provides attorneys with a practical guide to using federal habeas corpus petitions to challenge unlawful immigration detention amid major recent shifts in enforcement policy. Presenters will cover the legal foundations of habeas practice, including procedural due process and Fourth Amendment claims, along with the remedies and procedural steps needed to file effectively. The session concludes with a real-world case study illustrating these strategies in action.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Julio Colby, Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition, Nashville
    Julio Colby is the Worker Rights Attorney and Skadden Fellow at the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition. He earned his JD in 2024 from Harvard Law School, where he was a clinical...
  • Lorne Hiller, Johnson Evans & Headrick PC, Nashville
  • Michael Holley, Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition, Nashville
    Michael Holley is the Senior Litigation Counsel at the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition. Before joining TIRRC, he practiced criminal defense as a federal public defender in Nashville...
• Federal Practice Forum 2026 - First Amendment Update: Court Records, Gag Orders & Free Speech Trends
  
  

  This session will analyze the First Amendment principles underlying access to court records and gag orders. The discussion will also encompass emerging First Amendment issues, including litigation involving government employee speech, social media use by elected officials, and press freedoms.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Jennifer Safstrom, Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville
    Jennifer Safstrom teaches the Stanton Foundation First Amendment Clinic at Vanderbilt Law School. Before joining Vanderbilt's law faculty, Professor Safstrom worked as counsel at the Institute for...