The American Bar Association and American University Washington College of Law will host the virtual program, “On the Docket: Looking Ahead at the New Supreme Court Term,” thismonth. Panelists will discuss what we might expect when the U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes on the first Monday in October. Issues before the Supreme Court this new term include the legality of state bans on transgender athletes in sports, voting rights, campaign finance laws, the death penalty, state regulatory authority, challenges to “conversion therapy” and redistricting in Louisiana, among others.

“On the Docket: Looking Ahead at the New Supreme Court Term,” sponsored by ABA Division for Public Education and the American University Washington College of Law, will take place Thursday, September 25, from noon to 1:20 p.m. via Zoom.

The panelists are:

• Erwin Chemerinsky, dean, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

• Gregory G. Garre, partner, Latham & Watkins

• William W. Berry III, professor, University of Mississippi Law School

• Kimberly Atkins Stohr, columnist, Boston Globe

Stephen Wermiel, professor of Practice in Constitutional Law at American University Washington College of Law, will moderate the discussion. He is a longtime observer and commentator on the Supreme Court. As a former Supreme Court reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Wermiel covered Supreme Court decisions and analyzed legal trends for 13 years.

To register for the online program, visit https://bit.ly/4pjyZYb.

This program is hosted by the American University Washington College of Law Program on Law and Government and the  ABA Supreme Court Preview, the single-most comprehensive source of information on and analysis of matters before the Supreme Court. Preview publishes monthly while the Supreme Court is in session and includes a wrap-up issue reviewing the year at the end of the session.

ALA taking part in breast cancer walk

The Metropolitan Detroit Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators will be walking for the American Cancer Society at the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on Saturday, October 11.  

The walk will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Corner Ballpark, 1680 Michigan Ave. in Detroit.  Family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors are all welcome to participate.  

To register, visit http://main.acsevents.org/goto/aladt to join the ALA team.  From that link, anyone can donate or buy a t-shirt. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.

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