6-Hour Program

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Overview

Why You Should Attend

The United States Supreme Court this term confronted a very wide range of important constitutional issues.  The issues ranged from individual rights under the First Amendment free speech and religion clauses, voting rights and the Fourth Amendment, excessive force litigation, takings claims, and immigration and naturalization, to arbitration and insider trading.  For most of the term the Court functioned with eight justices.  However, late in the term the Senate confirmed the President’s nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to fill the ninth seat left vacant by the death last term of Justice Antonin Scalia.   

At PLI’s 19th Annual Supreme Court Review program, an extraordinary faculty representing a range of constitutional views and perspectives, including a law school dean, law professors, a circuit court judge, a Supreme Court journalist, constitutional scholars, and civil rights experts,  will analyze the leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions rendered during the October 2016 Term.  The decisions will be analyzed for their doctrinal, precedential and, where appropriate, litigation significance. 

What You Will Learn 

  • Overview of the October 2016 Term: the major decisions, trends, and voting patterns of the Justices, and the projected impact of Justice Gorsuch
  • Freedom of speech, religion, and voting rights
  • Presidential and Congressional power over immigration and naturalization
  • Criminal procedure and claims against law enforcement officers
  • Business interests, civil litigation, and arbitration

Who Should Attend

The program is a must for anyone interested in the development of constitutional law and the United States Supreme Court.

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