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Scribes 2025 Book Award CLE Program on Thursday, March 5, 2026
Join Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers—for an engaging discussion with Professor Wes Henricksen, whose book, In Fraud We Trust: How Leaders in Politics, Business, and Media Profit from Lies—and How to Stop Them, was honored with Scribes’s 2025 Book Award. In this CLE program, Professor Henricksen will discuss the research and writing that shaped the book and examine how mass deception operates, why current law falls short, and potential legal responses to protect the public—including whether existing First Amendment protections warrant reconsideration. Register now HERE.
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