CLE Information

Investigating Mar-a-Lago

Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 1:10 – 2:25 p.m.

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This event has been approved for one New York State CLE credit in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys. NYU School of Law is an accredited provider of CLE in New York State. If you are seeking CLE credit for a different state, we recommend you consult with your state’s CLE Board to ascertain regulations on reciprocity.

Questions regarding CLE: wemmons@nyu.edu

Readings:

Andrew Weissmann, “We Knew the Justice Department Case Was Righteous. This Affidavit Confirms It.” The New York Times, August 26, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/opinion/redacted-affidavit-trump.html

Bob Bauer, “Politics and Prosecutorial Discretion in the Trump Case,” Lawfare, August 29, 2022. https://www.lawfareblog.com/politics-and-prosecutorial-discretion-trump-case

Congressional Research Service, “The Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant: A Legal Introduction,” August 29, 2022. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10810

Laurence H. Tribe, Philip Lacovara and Dennis Aftergut, “When, Where and For What Mar-a-Lago Crimes Should Garland Indict Trump?”, Just Security, September 6, 2022. https://www.justsecurity.org/82962/when-where-and-for-what-mar-a-lago-crimes-should-garland-indict-trump/

Devlin Barrett & Carol D. Leonnig, “Material on foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities seized at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago,” The Washington Post, September 6, 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/06/trump-nuclear-documents/

Michael Stern, “The Absence of Any Executive Privilege by a Former President For National Security Secrets,” Just Security, September 9, 2022. https://www.justsecurity.org/83012/the-absence-of-any-executive-privilege-by-a-former-president-for-national-security-secrets/

FBI Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Affidavit (Less Redacted), September 9, 2022. https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/just-security-fbi-mar-a-lago-afidavit-with-fewer-redactions-less-redacted.pdf

Revised Detailed Property Inventory of Mar-a-Lago Documents, September 26, 2022 https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Revised-Detailed-Inventory-Sept-26-2022.pdf

Ryan Goodman & Clara Apt, “Tracker: Evidence of Trump’s Knowledge and Involvement in Retaining Mar-a-Lago Documents,” Just Security, September 30, 2022. https://www.justsecurity.org/83034/tracker-evidence-of-trumps-knowledge-and-involvement-in-retaining-mar-a-lago-documents/

Bob Bauer, “Why Do Former Presidents Have Access to Classified Information?,” The Atlantic, October 3, 2022. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/presidential-records-act-classified-trump-mar-a-lago/671622/