American Bar Association virtual program to preview upcoming Supreme Court term

By American Bar Association

The American Bar Association’s Division for Public Education and the American University Washington College of Law will host the virtual program, “On the Docket: Looking Ahead at the New Supreme Court Term,” on Tuesday, September 29, from 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom.

Panelists will discuss what to expect when the U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes on the first Monday in October. Issues before the court this new term include immigrants' rights, environmental protection, voting rights, labor rights, LGBTQI+ rights and public funds for religious schools.

The panelists are:

• Erwin Chemerinsky, dean, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
• Gregory G. Garre, partner, Latham & Watkins
• Richard Hasen, professor, University of California, Los Angeles
• 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 virtual program, visit https://american.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12606399.

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. 

(https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2026/09/aba-virtual-program-previews-scotus-term/)

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