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SUMMARY:Lessons from Hungary: Dismantling the Autocratic Playbook
DESCRIPTION:Join LDAD on May 19\, 2026\, for a discussion with UCLA Law Professor Scott Cummings and LDAD Executive Director Lauren Stiller Rikleen on what lessons American lawyers can learn from Hungary’s experience of democratic resistance to autocracy.  \nWebinar Details: \nDate: Tuesday\, May 19\, 2026 \nTime: 4:00 pm ET \nRegister here (there is no charge to attend): Webinar Registration \nThe recent defeat of Hungary’s far-right populist leader\, upheld by the Trump administration as a model after sixteen years of autocratic rule\, has significant repercussions for democracy around the world—especially in the United States. \nIn 2023\, UCLA Law Professor Scott Cummings was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to study how lawyers assist—and resist—autocrats seeking to capture state systems and hold power\, and spent significant time in Hungary researching how lawyers responded to that country’s rule-of-law crisis. \nJoin this fascinating conversation with Professor Cummings about what lessons American lawyers can learn from Hungary’s experience of democratic resistance.
URL:https://chicagocouncil.org/event/lessons-from-hungary-dismantling-the-autocratic-playbook/
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SUMMARY:When Cops Become Robbers Screening
DESCRIPTION:The End Policing for Profit working group is excited to host a screening of When Cops Become Robbers on Wednesday\, May 20th from 5:30-7:30pm at UIC Law\, at 300 S. State Street\, Room S1210. A panel discussion will follow. \nFrom former law-enforcement officers to constitutional lawyers\, When Cops Become Robbers reveals how power\, profit\, and bad incentives turned public safety into a payday. \n\n\nClick here to register. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration will close 24 hours before the event. Please bring an ID to get into the building.
URL:https://chicagocouncil.org/event/when-cops-become-robbers-screening/
LOCATION:University of Illinois Chicago\, School of Law\, 300 S State Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60604\, United States
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