Supreme Court Cases to Know in 2023

This presentation will cover five Supreme Court cases from the past, present, and future of the Supreme Court’s docket. Attorneys will be provided background on the current state of the Supreme Court, along with an understanding of how each decision is a product of the current court’s composition. Cases will be discussed from both a legal and factual perspective, so that attorneys are aware of the legal issues which govern the decision and how the decision may affect the parties, lawyers, judges and legislators moving forward. For cases that have been decided, the presentation will provide an analysis of every opinion provided by the Justices to note the differences in judicial perspectives. For cases pending before the Court, the presenter will discuss possible outcomes. This CLE is suitable for attorneys with a beginning and/or intermediate level of experience.

Learning Objectives:

• Analyze the current composition of the Supreme Court and how each Justice approaches issues based on the topic of law; each Justices’ judicial perspectives and how the most recent Supreme Court appointments have altered the composition of the Court
• Discover how the Supreme Court manages and disposes of cases from a practical perspective, including the types of cases that come before the Court, how often cases are overruled, and how litigants progress from the trial court stages of the Federal system through the U.S. Supreme Court
• Explore the fundamental legal elements which underlie the Supreme Court cases discussed in the lecture, ranging from Constitutional law, Voting Rights, Criminal law and other areas litigated before the Supreme Court; broad and narrow categories of law for each case that are pertinent to the resolution of specific cases covered in the presentation
• Realize an understanding of the specific cases discussed to be able to formulate an understanding of the issue narrowly presented before the Court; predict an outcome based on the provided material to better understand Supreme Court cases and likely follow along with future outcomes