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As a New Supreme Court Term Begins, So Do Georgetown Law’s Supreme Court Institute Moots

September 30, 2022 Campus News Constitutional Law & Theory

With just days to go until the Supreme Court opens a new term, the team at the Georgetown Law Supreme Court Institute is at its busiest. Last week, it held its marquee public events: two expert panels previewing the highest-profile cases being argued in the coming months, one for members of the media and one for law students. And its main line of work – one veiled in a bit of secrecy – began this week, with its first Supreme Court moots of the October Term 2022.

Workers’ Rights Institute Executive Director Mark Gaston Pearce presents opening testimony at a House Committee on Education and Labor hearing. Photo courtesy of the Committee.

Workers’ Rights Institute Director Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Labor Organizing

September 21, 2022 Faculty Labor Law

Union activity is currently surging in the United States. Efforts to organize workers at large companies like Starbucks and Amazon have captured imaginations and dominated the headlines for months. According to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in the first three quarters of the current fiscal year, union representation petition filings rose 58% over last year.