As the Supreme Court term heads toward the halfway mark, a large number of high-stakes cases will produce long-lasting consequences for how “equal justice under law” is defined and achieved. Each case alone threatens big changes in the lives of everyday Americans. Together, they could result in a dramatic, conservative shift in the law and a significant expansion in the Court’s role—from increasing conservative political power; to further depriving women’s access to health care; to undermining workers’ rights and immigration rights; to eliminating diversity in higher education, this is a critical year for political, civil, and individual rights at the Supreme Court.
Please join the Center for American Progress for a panel discussion on what is at stake at the Supreme Court this year and what we can expect in the coming months.
Welcoming remarks:
Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy, Center for American Progress
Featured panelists:
Debo Adegbile, Partner, WilmerHale
Walter Dellinger, Former Solicitor General; Partner, O’Melveny & Myers
Cynthia Estlund, Professor, New York University School of Law
Priscilla J. Smith, Associate Research Scholar in Law and Senior Fellow, Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice, Yale Law School
Neera Tanden, President, Center for American Progress
Moderated by:
Ruth Marcus, Columnist, The Washington Post