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Each fall, the Supreme Court justices begin hearing and deliberating the country’s most important—and often most controversial—legal cases. Get in on the conversation in this daylong seminar in which top experts on the Supreme Court preview some of the cases the court will take up.
10 a.m. to 12 noon Inside the Court
Location: Supreme Court, 1 First St., N.E.
Note: Parking is limited, and participants are encouraged to take Metro to Union Station (Red line) or Capitol South stop (Blue/Orange/Silver lines).
The day begins at the Supreme Court, in the same room where these cases are argued. Court officers explain the traditions and procedures of the Supreme Court, how a case makes its way there, and how the nine justices reach a decision.
12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Lunch
Participants provide their own lunch, or may purchase it in the Supreme Court’s cafeteria.
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Perspectives on the Court
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr., S.W. (Metro: Smithsonian - Mall exit)
At the Ripley Center, legal experts debate critical issues raised in some of the cases the court will hear. The panel includes Acting Solicitor General Ian Gershengorn, who represents the United States before the Supreme Court; Jeff Wall, co-head of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s appellate litigation practice; Melissa Arbus Sherry, deputy managing partner of the Washington, D.C., office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Supreme Court and appellate practice; and Amy Howe, editor and reporter for SCOTUSblog. Kannon Shanmugam, head of Williams & Connolly’s Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice, serves as moderator.
No ticket sales at the door. Dress is business casual.
