Study Group Details
109: The Roberts Supreme Court: This Year’s Rulings, Political Considerations, and Where It's Headed Next
Friday9:45 - 11:15
Starting September 27
In-Person
The Supreme Court this year issued a significant number of controversial rulings that made front page headlines and heightened debate over whether the Justices have hidden political agendas. These included several rulings about a presidential candidate facing criminal prosecution, as well as decisions in the politically charged areas of abortion, guns, social media content, and federal regulation of business. We will discuss from a layman’s perspective how this year’s cases and political considerations may affect the Court’s credibility. The course will also consider how the Roberts Court differs from its predecessors and where it may be headed in the near future. This is a sequel to the June 2023 course. This study group has a high class size capacity.
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This study group is a repeat with revisions
Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: In-Person
Hours of Reading: 1 hr/week
Study Group Leader(s):
Paul Hoff
Paul Hoff served as committee counsel in the US Senate for seven years, writing reform legislation in a variety of areas. In the private practice of law he has specialized in government regulation, including participation in litigation before the Supreme Court. Mr. Hoff taught a constitutional law seminar for four years at Georgetown University Law School, and also taught at Catholic University Law School and American University School of International Service. He has advised a pro-democracy watch-dog group tracking the effect of the Supreme Court’s rulings on the democratic process. He graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School, where he was named to the Law Journal.
Richard WegmanDick Wegman served in government for 15 years, first as as appellate attorney in the US Department of Justice, where he participated in litigation before the US Supreme Court, then as Chief Counsel of the US Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. He then spent 35 years in private law practice where he represented private and governmental clients in litigation before the US Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court. He has taught Constitutional Law as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University. He is a graduate of Brown University (BS) and Harvard Law School (JD).