ACS - American Constitution Society

10/03/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/03/2024 10:37

Supreme Court Preview (2024-2025)

ACS hosted its Annual National Supreme Court Preview, featuring a diverse group of constitutional and legal experts offering their insights into what we can expect from the U.S. Supreme Court Term beginning, on October 7, 2024.

Last Term, the Supreme Court's 6-3 conservative super-majority continued its years-long work of ushering in the conservative legal movement's vision for our country, including creating sweeping criminal immunity for presidents and giving judges the power to upend federal regulations based on their own policy preference. This work was done in the face of historically low public approval and serious ethical lapses by some justices, all of which has only increased calls for court reform. In the face of all this and a looming presidential election, what can we expect from the Court during the 2024-2025 Term?

Welcome Remarks:

Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Vice President of Policy and Program

Speakers:

Patty Ferguson-Bohnee, Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence; Charles M. Brewer Professor of Trial Advocacy; Faculty Director, Indian Legal Program and Director, Indian Legal Clinic, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Daniel Epps, Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law

Katie Eyer, Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School

Gautam Hans, Clinical Professor of Law; Founding Director of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic, Cornell Law School

Andrew Willinger, Executive Director, Center for Firearms Law; Lecturing Fellow, Duke University School of Law

Hassan Ali Kanu, Staff Writer, The American Prospect (moderator)