Law and Constitution
Irving Labovitz, J.D., is a
graduate of the University of
Massachusetts and earned his
Juris Doctor degree from Boston
University School of Law. He is
admitted before the U.S. Supreme
Court, as well as multiple federal
appellate and trial courts. His
experience includes Federal Trade Commission legal
staff in Washington, D.C., military federal prosecutor,
Adjunct Professor of Business Law at Western New
England Law School and Florida Atlantic University,
attorney for major banks in concentrations of bankruptcy
and secured lending, and contract counsel for the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation in the liquidation of
failed banks. He has authored many scholarly law
review articles and has been a national lecturer for the
American Bar Association and Commercial Law League
of America. Most recently, he was general counsel for a
large corporation.
- Click here for the U.S. Constitution, with all Amendments.
- Click here to see a map of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and U.S. District Courts.
- Click here to visit the web site of the United States Supreme Court.
- Click here to visit the web site of Cornell University Law School.
- Click here to send Professor Labovitz an e-mail.
OBJECTION! Current, Contentious and Confusing Legal Battles
Popular television shows and films on the law have made the legal profession seem exciting and glamorous. Discover how real law can be even more stimulating than its dramatic facsimile. This series will focus on selected current, highly publicized, volatile and contentious legal issues presented in important selected cases pending before, or just decided by, federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as by the U.S. Supreme Court.
For example, last season’s lectures included in-depth analysis and interactive discussions of disparate legal arguments and Constitutional issues (then) pending before the Supreme Court implicating profound questions including: resumption of church v. state confrontations; creation of transgender rights; possible demise of the death penalty; constitutional furors raised by contentious Presidential Executive Orders; the latest legal attacks upon Roe v. Wade; religious-based refusals to provide same-sex marriage services and products; the continuing evisceration of historical gerrymandering; and legal efforts to emasculate, or end Planned Parenthood.
A host of equally vexing new Constitutional issues now await the Supreme Court, including reconciliation of conflicting decisions by lower appellate courts upon pivotal issues directly affecting all LLS students; all for our discussion and analysis during this semester. Indeed, certain issues seemingly resolved by the Supreme Court during its last term have actually only opened new areas for further substantive Constitutional inquiries during our forthcoming classes.
Finally, this lecture series seeks to anticipate newly emerging important and contentious developing legal issues and prepare the audience to better understand the often disparate and confusing legal position of all opposing parties.
Immediately prior to the first class, new students are invited to attend a pre-lecture primer at 1 p.m. on January 11, 2018, outlining the basic structure of our federal and state appellate court processes. Returning
students are also always welcome to attend.
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| Course # W8R3 — Full 8 Weeks
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Thursdays, January 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1 2018 |
| Time: | 1:30 - 3 PM |
| Fee: | $80 / member; $110 / non-member |
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