Presented by the CT Bar Institute, Litigation Section, and Federal Practice Section

About the Program

In recent years, several of the Roberts Court decisions have overturned or significantly changed Supreme Court precedent. This seminar will analyze some of the notable decisions from the Roberts Court and where the court may be headed in light of the new presidential administration that has also begun to make aggressive changes in the federal government. Moderated by retired Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Joette Katz, presenters G. Eric Brunstad, Jr. (Yale Law School Visiting Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar) and Ilya Somin (George Mason University Professor of Law and Cato Institute B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies) will explore these topics and more.

You Will Learn

• About recent decisions that have overturned or significantly changed long-standing precedence 
• About where the Court may be headed

Who Should Attend

Attorneys interested in the decisions coming from SCOTUS.

Speakers

G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.
Dechert LLP, New Haven

Ilya Somin
George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Arlington, VA:

Moderator

Justice Joette Katz (Ret.)
Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Stamford

Sponsor

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.