Federal Judiciary

Upcoming Supreme Court Preview Panels

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

Host: Washington Legal Foundation
Date: Tuesday, September 16 at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Washington Legal Foundation
More information: Click here
Panelists:

• Hon. Dick Thornburg, K&L Gates (moderator)
• Sri Srinivasan, O’Melveny & Myers
• J. Scott Ballenger, Latham & Watkins

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Host: Cato Institute
Date: Wednesday, September 17 from 3:45 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Cato Institute
More information: Click here (see panel 4 of Constitution Day program). Annual “Supreme Court Review” publication available here.
Panelists:

• Roger Pilon (moderator)
• Tom Goldstein, SCOTUSblog
• Eugene Scalia, Gibson Dunn
• Bradford Berenson, Sidley Austin

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Host: National Chamber Litigation Center
Date: Tuesday, September 23 at 8:30 a.m.
Location: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
More information: This event is for members of the media.  To RSVP, contact Sheldon Gilbert at 202-463-5337 or sgilbert@uschamber.com.
Panelists:

• Robin Conrad, National Chamber Litigation Center (moderator)
• Paul Clement, former U.S. Solicitor General
• Seth Waxman, former U.S. Solicitor General

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Host: American Constitution Society
Date: Wednesday, September 24 from 12 to 2 p.m.
Location: National Press Club
More information: Click here
Panelists:

• Preet Bansal, Skadden Arps (moderator)
• Debo Adegbile, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
• Beth Brinkmann, Morrison & Foerster
• Walter E. Dellinger, O’Melveny & Myers
• Orin Kerr, George Washington University Law School
• David Vladeck, Georgetown University Law Center

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Host: American Civil Liberties Union
Date: Thursday, October 2 at 8:30 a.m.
Location: Washington Court Hotel
More information: Click here
Panelists:

• Steven R. Shapiro, ACLU Legal Director
• Jonathan Hafetz, ACLU National Security Project
• Chris Hansen, ACLU First Amendment Working Group
• Laughlin McDonald, ACLU Voting Rights Project

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on September 12, 2008 (boomark / email).