Month: December 2021

On December 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, on the question of whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional. This distinguished panel will review the oral arguments, explore the legal issues involved, and anticipate where the law might be headed.

Featuring:
- Prof. Daniel Farber, Sho Sato Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley
- Prof. Richard W. Garnett, Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School
- Prof. Julia Mahoney, John S. Battle Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
- Prof. Richard Re, Joel B. Piassick Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
- Prof. Mary Ziegler, Stearns Weaver Miller Professor, Florida State University College of Law

On November 3rd, the Court heard argument in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v Bruen, a case which concerned whether New York's law requiring that applicants for unrestricted concealed-carry licenses demonstrate a special need for self-defense violates the Second Amendment. Examining oral argument today, we have Professor Adam Winkler, the Connell Professor of law at the UCLA School of Law, and Professor Robert Leider of George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School.