Special Events
Past Terms
Examining the Legacy of Bhagat Singh Thind, 100 Years Later
Thursday, April 20, 5:30 p.m. EDT
YouTube recording
This year is the 100th anniversary of the 1923 Supreme Court case United States v. Thind, where Sikh-American Bhagat Singh Thind attempted citizenship. This panel examined the intersections between Thind and race, caste, and colonialism; its implications for religion and activism; and what we can learn from this history today.
Moderator: Ashwin Ramaswami, Georgetown Law
Panelists:
Tejinder Singh, Sparacino PLLC
Prof. Sherally Munshi, Georgetown Law
Sim J. Singh Attariwala, The Sikh Coalition
The Dobbs Decision: A panel discussion about the Supreme Court’s Decision
in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Recording available on Youtube
Introductory Remarks: Dean William Treanor, Georgetown Law
Moderator: Prof. Irv Gornstein, SCI Executive Director
Panelists:
John Bursch, Alliance Defending Freedom
David Cole, American Civil Liberties Union
Prof. Michelle Goodwin, University of California, Irvine School of Law
Erin Murphy, Clement & Murphy
Pre-Argument Panel: West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Recording available on Youtube
Introductory Remarks: Debbie Shrager, SCI Director
Moderator: Prof. Sheila Foster, Georgetown Law
Panelists:
Kirti Datla, Earthjustice
Prof. E. Donald Elliott, George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School
Prof. Lisa Heinzerling, Georgetown Law
Jeffrey Holmstead, Bracewell LLP
The Second Amendment Debate: A Discussion of New York Rifle v. Bruen
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Recording available on Youtube
Introductory Remarks: Debbie Shrager, SCI Director
Moderator: Dean William Treanor, Georgetown Law
Panelists:
Richard Bernstein, appellate attorney
Prof. Robert Cottrol, The George Washington University Law School
Prof. Robert Leider, George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School
Prof. Mary McCord, Georgetown’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection
Post-Argument Panel: County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Introductory Remarks: Sara Colangelo, Director of Environmental Law & Policy Program, Adjunct Professor
Moderator: Robert Barnes
Supreme Court Correspondent for The Washington Post
Panelists:
Prof. Richard Lazarus, Harvard Law School
Prof. Amanda Cohen Leiter, American University Washington College of Law
Erin Murphy, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Georgetown L’06
Olmstead v. L.C. – The Supreme Court Case
Friday, November 1, 2019
As part of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy’s retrospect on Olmstead, SCI hosted a panel discussion on the case as it came before the Court. The panel included two of the advocates, now Georgetown Law professors, who argued the case.
Moderator: Prof. Samuel Bagenstos, University of Michigan Law School
Panelists:
Prof. Mike Gottesman, Georgetown Law
Jennifer Mathis, The Baselon Center for Mental Health Law
Prof. Irv Gornstein, Georgetown Law, SCI Executive Director
Discussion with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Recording available on C-SPAN
Justice Ginsburg sat down with two of her former clerks at Georgetown Law to discuss her career and gender equality jurisprudence.
Introductory Remarks: Dean William Treanor, Georgetown Law
Participants:
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruthanne Deutsch, Deutsch Hunt PLLC
Dori Bernstein, SCI Director
Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Recording available on C-SPAN
Georgetown Law hosted a group of experts to discuss the nomination of 10th Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
Panelists:
Shay Dvoretsky, Jones Day
Caroline Fredrickson, American Constitution Society
Adam Liptak, The New York Times
Kristine Lucius, Senate Judiciary Committee
Ed Whelan, Ethics & Public Policy Center
Elizabeth Wydra, Constitutional Accountability Center
Supreme Court Books
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Recording available on C-SPAN
Introduction: Prof. Dori Bernstein, SCI Director
Panelists:
Prof. Irin Carmon, Yale Law School
Anthony Franze, Arnold & Porter
Tony Mauro, National Law Journal
Prof. Kermit Roosevelt, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Prof. Jay D. Wexler, Boston University School of Law
David Lat, Above the Law
Unprecedented: A Look Back at the Affordable Care Act Litigation
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Recording available on Youtube
Moderator: Adam Liptak, The New York Times
Panelists:
Prof. Randy Barnett, Georgetown Law
Michael Carvin, Jones Day
Gregory Katsas, Jones Day
Erin Murphy, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Alan Morrison, George Washington University Law
Paul Smith, Jenner & Block LLP
Josh Blackman, South Texas College of Law Houston
Pro Bono Litigation in the Supreme Court
Friday, February 10, 2012
SCI hosted a panel discussion on the role of Supreme Court specialists and public interest organizations in pro bono litigation at the Court.
Panelists:
Prof. John Blume, Cornell Law School
Prof. Jeffrey Fisher, Stanford Law School
Jeffrey Green, Sidley Austin LLP
Prof. Lucas Guttentag, Yale Law School
George Kendall, Squires Patton Boggs
Prof. Nancy Morawetz, New York University School of Law
Prof. Sean O’Brien, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
Steven Shapiro, American Civil Liberties Union
Seth Waxman, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Allison Zieve, Public Citizen Litigation Group
Women and the Supreme Court Bar
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Recording available on Youtube
SCI, the Center for the Study of the Legal Profession, and the Women’s Legal Alliance co-hosted a discussion at which panelists shared their career paths to appellate practice, their experiences as Supreme Court advocates, and guidance to other women who hope to practice before the Court.
Moderator:
Prof. Pamela Harris, Georgetown Law, SCI Executive Director
Panelists:
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Pamela Karlan, Stanford Law School
Patricia Millett, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Virginia Seitz, Sidley Austin LLP
British and U.S Legal Systems
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Recording available on C-SPAN
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Law Lord Brenda Hale talked about the differences between the British and United States legal systems, their experiences being among the first women in their positions, and the changes being made in the British legal system, including the establishment of a supreme court.
Moderator: Dean T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Georgetown Law
Speakers:
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Law Lord Brenda Hale
Discussion of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Friday, June 30, 2006
Recording available on C-SPAN
SCI hosted a discussion of the Supreme Court’s decision the previous day in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, which held that President George Bush did not have the authority to set up tribunals at Guantanamo Bay, and that military commissions are illegal under both military justice law and the Geneva Convention.
Panelists:
Prof. Neal Katyal, Georgetown Law – lead counsel for petitioner Salim Ahmed Hamdan
Prof. Richard Lazarus, Georgetown Law, SCI Founder and Co-Director
Prof. David Luban, Georgetown Law
Prof. Mark Tushnet, Georgetown Law
Prof. Carlos Manuel Vazquez, Georgetown Law
The Legacy of Sandra Day O’Connor
Thursday, July 7, 2005
Recording available on C-SPAN
SCI held a forum on the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The panel discussed important cases in which Justice O’Connor played a pivotal role and assessed her legacy on the Court.
Moderator: Prof. Steven Goldblatt, Director, Supreme Court Institute
Panelists:
Prof. Jane Stromseth, Georgetown Law
Prof. Louis Michael Seidman, Georgetown Law
Prof. Nina Pillard, Georgetown Law
Roy Englert, Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner LLP
Prof. Martin Lederman, Georgetown Law
Prof. Viet Dinh, Georgetown Law
Exploring the Supreme Court’s Terrorism and Detainee Cases
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Recording available on C-SPAN
SCI hosted a discussion on the reasoning and implications of two recent Supreme Court rulings, Rasul v. Bush and Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, holding that detainees in the war on terror have the right to legal counsel.
Panelists:
Prof. Neal Katyal, Georgetown Law
Prof. Richard Lazarus, Georgetown Law, SCI Founder and Co-Director
Prof. David Cole, Georgetown Law
Prof. Viet Dinh, Georgetown Law
Prof. Vicki Jackson, Georgetown Law