Decisions that we should be aware of . Like everybody else i want to say it like nikki rooney, im happy to be in the show. [laughter] right that the term is characterized in part by the cases that court took and partly by the cases the court postponed or did not take. To hide too cases tdap the beginning of the term and one set of them were on the summer conference list for last year where the cases about the scope of title vii, whether covers discrimination based on Sexual Orientation or on gender identity. The court could have taken those cases last september and did not, it held off until april. It once again dodged a question in had in front of it in Masterpiece Cake shop by sending me arlenes flowers case back far in light of Masterpiece Cake shop, which i find interesting. Because Masterpiece Cake shop shed no light on the question. So you wonder what theyre expecting the lower court to do there. The daca case was hanging up there for quite a long. Of time. I think they thought m
Upcoming cases and the impact the president has had on the Supreme Court and lower courts. Due to technical difficulties, we are joining the discussion in progress. This is an hour and 20 minutes. This is one hour and 20 minutes. Two questions, one is my observation and he echoed it that this was a federal right in terms of the court split in ways that conservative justices were joining the liberal justices in the majority of the cases. You agree that this term was a quiet interlude for my comp . And then maybe talk about what might come. And please talk about your area of expertise to the gerrymandering case. And does it portend other future decisions that we should be aware of . Like everybody else i want to say it like nikki rooney, im happy to be in the show. [laughter] right that the term is characterized in part by the cases that court took and partly by the cases the court postponed or did not take. To hide too cases tdap the beginning of the term and one set of them were on the
Two questions, one is my observation and he echoed it that this was a federal right in terms of the court split in ways that conservative justices were joining the liberal justices in the majority of the cases. You agree that this term was a quiet interlude for my comp . And then maybe talk about what might come. And please talk about your area of expertise to the gerrymandering case. And does it portend other future decisions that we should be aware of . Like everybody else i want to say it like nikki rooney, im happy to be in the show. [laughter] right that the term is characterized in part by the cases that court took and partly by the cases the court postponed or did not take. To hide too cases tdap the beginning of the term and one set of them were on the summer conference list for last year where the cases about the scope of title vii, whether covers discrimination based on Sexual Orientation or on gender identity. The court could have taken those cases last september and did not
Of the law and we will explore some of that today. This panel will focus on the highlights of the past term. The most important cases such as the census citizenship case and the political gerrymandering case and if you missed opportunities like the cases involving the nondelegation doctrine and deference to a ministry of agencies. Enough from me. We are fortunate to have with us today four distinguished panelists. And if i devoted the time there many achievements and positions deserved that would easily take about 90 minutes here. So i will keep their introductions extremely leave. Professor at Amherst College and founder and director of the James Wilson Institute on National Rights and the american founding. He has authored many books on politics, political philosophy and jurisprudence and his articles have appeared in professional journals as well as popular outlets including the wall street journal and national review. The henryan is salvatori professor of law and director of the ce
Okay. The Supreme Courts next term starts in a few weeks but we are here to reflect on the past term. I submit the october term 2018 will more likely be remembered for Justice Brett cavanaugh confirmation hearing and for any particular case the court decided. In and its too early to make sweeping statements about the impact of president Donald Trumps nominees to the court though the rapid description of america has yet to occur. This is Brett Kavanaugh and neil gorsuch have lived up to the chief justice declaration that we do not have obama judges or trump judges, bush judges or clinton judges. Kavanaugh and gorsuch are their own men, wrecking g expectations of how a trump judge will vote you are not tt cookiecutter republicans but local jurists with independent views of the law and will explore some of that today. This panel will focus on the highlights of past term, the most important cases such as the census Citizenship Question case and the political gerrymandering case and if you