NYU Law Forum—Supreme Court (P)review

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The US Supreme Court issued rulings in several high-profile cases at the end of its last term in June. Far from settling fraught issues, many of these decisions raise new questions that may themselves end up before the Court. For example, will the prohibition on race-based affirmative action in college admissions be extended to workplace diversity programs? Meanwhile, new cases are landing on the Court’s merits docket for the upcoming term, including a major gun rights case and another that considers whether government officials can block followers on personal social media accounts they use to communicate with the public. While the Court’s substantive work typically draws attention, this year individual justices have also garnered an unprecedented level of scrutiny in connection with luxury travel and book sales. All of these matters will be on the table for discussion at this Forum, featuring experts with a range of vantage points on the Court.

Panelists

• Melissa Arbus Sherry, Partner and member of the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice, Latham & Watkins
• Ilya Somin, Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
• Abbie VanSickle, Supreme Court Correspondent, New York Times

Moderator

• Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; Co-host, Strict Scrutiny podcast