Supreme Court- A Year in Review, 2016 Term

Wednesday, July 19, 2017 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Program Chair:

William R. Weinstein
Law Offices of William R. Weinstein

  • In addition to the importance of many of the cases being considered, the Supreme Court’s October 2016 Term has been marked by events of unique historic significance, including the Senate’s refusal to consider President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and its exercise of the “nuclear option” to confirm Justice Neil Gorsuch to fill the seat left empty for more than one year after the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia. At this program – always one of the City Bar’s most interesting and well attended – a prominent panel comprised of Supreme Court litigators, scholars, and a federal judge will review and discuss the leading Supreme Court decisions of the Term and their future impact. The panel will also explore the impact of Justice Scalia’s death and the Senate’s confirmation of Justice Gorsuch, as well as the impact of changes in Executive Branch policies by the new administration on cases this Term and in the pipeline up to the Court. The speakers represent diverse points of view and perspectives, and will provide their unique insights concerning the Court’s decisions.

    The panel will specifically address the most important and factually interesting decisions of the Supreme Court’s Term, which include cases touching on a number of areas of law:

    • First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Trademark (Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman, Matal v. Tam)
    • First Amendment, Free Exercise, Equal Protection (Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley, Gloucester County School Board v. G.G.)
    • Copyright and Patent Law (Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Impression Products v. Lexmark Int’l, TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC)
    • Criminal Law and Procedure, Qualified Immunity (Moore v. Texas, Hernandez v. Mesa, Buck v. Davis, Davila v. Davis, Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado, Hasty v. Abbasi, Ziglar v. Abbasi, Ashcroft v. Abbasi)
    • Civil Procedure (BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v. Superior Court of California, Microsoft Corp. v. Baker)
    • Voting Rights (Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections, Cooper v. Harris, North Carolina v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP)
    • Immigration (Sessions v. Morales-Santana, Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions, Jennings v. Rodriguez)

    Live Program: $229 Member | $329 Nonmember

  • Beth S. Brinkmann
    Covington & Burling LLP

    Honorable Paul Engelmayer (Moderator)
    United States District Court Judge, SDNY

    Caitlin J. Halligan
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    Pam Karlan
    Co-Director, Stanford SCOTUS Litigation Clinic

    Deanne E. Maynard
    Morrison & Foerster LLP

    Hon. Barbara D. Underwood
    Solicitor General of New York
    NY Attorney General’s Office

  • 6:00 pm – 6:05 pm Welcome and Introduction of Panel
    William R. Weinstein
    6:05 pm – 6:15 pm Overview of the Term, Impact of Short-Handed Court
    Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer
    6:15 pm – 6:40 pm Fair Housing Act Standing; First Amendment Commercial Speech Regulation; Criminal Law & Procedure – Habeas
    Hon. Barbara D. Underwood
    6:40 pm – 7:05 pm Criminal Law & Procedure – Qualified Immunity, Death Penalty, Inside Trading
    Caitlin J. Halligan
    7:05 pm – 7:30 pm Criminal Law & Procedure – Sixth Amendment Right to Impartial Jury; Civil Procedure; Administrative Law/Title IX
    Beth S. Brinkmann
    7:30 pm – 7:40 pm Break
    7:40 pm – 8:05 pm Copyright; Patent; Trademark/First Amendment Free Speech; First Amendment Free Exercise
    Deanne E. Maynard
    8:05 pm – 8:30 pm Voting Rights; Immigration
    Pamela S. Karlan
    8:30 pm – 8:45 pm Miscellaneous Topics
    Panel
    8:45 pm – 9:00 pm Q&A
    Panel

  • NY: 3.0 professional practice
    NJ: 3.4 general
    CA: 3.0 general
    PA: 2.5 general

  • Sponsoring Association Committee: Federal Courts, Laura Grossfield Birger, Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Maricela Alfonso| Membership and CLE Relations Associate| (212) 382-6608 | MAlfonso@nycbar.org
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