Supreme Court Preview
Supreme Court Preview 2009-2010
Friday, October 2, 2009
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 3, 2009
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Schedule
Registration
- Registration fee: $300.00
- Saturday lunch will be included with all paid registrations
- Credit Cards, Purchase Orders, and Checks Accepted.
Moot Court
Graham v. Florida Advocates: Kevin C. Newsom, Bradley Arant; |
The Preview
The Preview will kick off with its noted Moot Court on Friday, October 2 at 6:00 pm. This year's Preview will moot Graham v. Florida, a case pondering whether the imposition of a life sentence on a thirteen-year-old for a non-homicide violates the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Advocates at the Moot will include John Blume of Cornell Law School (Director of the Cornell Death Penalty Project) and Kevin C. Newsom of Bradley Arant (a former Solicitor General in Alabama), both seasoned Supreme Court advocates.
In addition to the moot, the Friday night program also includes panels discussing the arrival of Justice Sotomayor and a look ahead at “The Court in 2020.” On Saturday, panels will discuss upcoming cases in Business Law, Criminal Law, First Amendment, and Individual Rights Law. In a new format, the Saturday program will also feature lunchtime breakout sessions on Appeals Court Judging; Race and the Roberts Court; and Appellate Advocacy. The breakout sessions will give participants a chance to convene in smaller sessions with our distinguished guests. Lunch will be provided to registrants.
The Preview will conclude with a panel featuring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at the DeWitt Wallace Museum’s Hennage Auditorium. Justice O’Connor and other panelists will discuss the role states play in shaping constitutional law and norms; how the Court changed during O’Connor’s tenure; and whether justices should ideally retire from the Court in time to have an active post-Court life.
CLE Credit
The Preview has been approved for 7.5 Virginia CLE credits. For credit in other states, please contact your state accrediting board. We will provide documentation.
Supreme Court Notebook
Each paid registrant will receive a 500-page notebook of supporting materials about the Court's pending cases, including the relevant federal Courts of Appeals decisions.
2009 Participants Include:
- Joan Biskupic, USA Today
- John Blume, Cornell Law School; Director, Cornell Death Penalty Project
- Beth Brinkmann, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice
- Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, University of California, Irvine School of Law
- Paul Clement, King & Spalding, former Solicitor General
- Walter Dellinger, O'Melveny & Meyers; Duke Law School, former Solicitor General
- Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog
- Davison Douglas, Dean, William & Mary School of Law
- Miguel Estrada, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Gregory Garre, Latham & Watkins, former Solicitor General
- Michael Gerhardt, University of North Carolina Law School
- Thomas C. Goldstein, Akin Gump
- Pam Karlan, Stanford Law School
- Adam Liptak, The New York Times
- Dahlia Lithwick, Slate
- Deanne Maynard, Morrison & Foerster
- Michael W. McConnell, Stanford Law School
- Kevin C. Newsom, Bradley Arant
- Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice, Supreme Court of the United States (Ret),
Chancellor, College of William & Mary - Carter Phillips, Sidley Austin
- David Savage, The Los Angeles Times
- Suzanna Sherry, Vanderbilt Law School
- Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News
- David Strauss, University of Chicago Law School
- Jeffrey Sutton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- William Van Alstyne, William & Mary School of Law
- Timothy Zick, William & Mary School of Law
Hotel Accommodation
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Williamsburg Hospitality House, 415 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg at the rate of $119.00 per night, single or double occupancy. Please make your reservation by calling 1-800-932-9192, specifying "Supreme Court Preview." Rooms will be reserved for Preview attendees until Sept 1, 2009. Following that date, and subject to availability, rooms may be requested at the prevailing rate.
Contact Information:
E-mail: [[ibrl, Institute of Bill of Rights Law]]
Phone: (757) 221-3810
Highlights from 2008
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See the photos available!
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Read Law School Hosts Successful Supreme Court Preview in the William & Mary News
- C-Span aired the 2008 Supreme Court Preview panel on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 on their America and the Courts series. You can see it online at: http://www.c-span.org/Series/America-and-the-Courts.aspx by scrolling down to Recent Programs.
- DVDs of the Preview are available for purchase at regonline.com/2008previewcds. You can buy individual panels ($25/panel) or the complete set ($150/set).
