We are excited to announce that we have partnered with our favorite community partners to host a series of FREE webinars. These webinars are designed to educate residents of San Diego County about matters important to our community. All of these webinars will be available on the Zoom platform and registrants will receive the link when they register. If you have any questions about the webinars or registration, please contact the San Diego Law Library for information or assistance via email, telephone, or Virtual Front Desk (between 2 pm and 4 pm, Monday through Friday)!

How Non-Filer Taxpayers Can Receive Stimulus Checks (in English & Spanish)

with Legal Aid Society of San Diego

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm Location: Online Webinar Cost: FREE MCLE: NONE

About the Event

Presenters will focus on non-filer taxpayers with little or no income who do not receive Social Security, SSI, Railroad Retirement, or VA benefits and did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019. The deadline for registering for a stimulus check is November 21, 2020. Currently, once the federal guideline with the IRS passes, non-filers will have the claim their Economic Impact Payment as a credit on 2020 income tax return.

Migration at the Southern Border: Law, Policy, & Myth

with the American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm Location: Online Webinar Cost: FREE MCLE: NONE

About the Program

Migration at the Southwest border has been a controversial topic in recent years. ACLU attorney Bardis Vakili will present data to provide a better understanding of the situation at the border, as well as a description of current policies being applied at the border, how those policies have shifted in recent years, and his office’s litigation efforts to protect due process and fairness in the immigration system. As an attorney in the ACLU’s San Diego & Imperial County affiliate, this presentation will focus on the perspective from California and the California-Mexico border community.

Education Law Basics

with San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc.

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm Location: Online Webinar Cost: FREE MCLE: One Hour General Participatory MCLE Credit

About the Program

This training is geared toward attorneys and other legal professionals with little or no education law experience who are interested in learning more about special education issues such as eligibility for IEPs (Individualized Educational Programs) and 504 Plans, the assessment process, and suspensions/expulsions. Attorneys will learn the legal basics and how to advocate for education services for children, including suggestions for advocacy during remote learning due to COVID-19. The training will include an overview of San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program’s Education Law Project and will explain how attorneys can volunteer to assist a foster child with education issues.