Supreme Court Cases to Know in 2024

This presentation will cover Supreme Court cases from the past, present, and future of the Supreme Court’s docket. Attendees 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 attendees 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 and the attendees will discuss possible outcomes.

This course is perfect for attorneys of all levels who want to learn more about Supreme Court cases.

Learning Objectives:

• Evaluate the current composition of the Supreme Court and how each Justice approaches issues based on the topic of law
• Identify each Justices’ judicial perspectives and how the most recent Supreme Court appointments have altered the composition of the Court
• Explore 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
• Examine the fundamental legal elements which underlie the Supreme Court cases discussed in the lecture, which will focus on Constitutional law, Government Regulation, and Civil Rights
• Analyze both broad and narrow categories of law for each case that are pertinent to the resolution of specific cases covered in the presentation
• Develop an understanding of the specific cases in the presentation to be able to formulate an understanding of the issue narrowly presented before the Court
• Predict an outcome based on the material in the presentation to better understand Supreme Court cases and likely follow along with outcomes after the presentation is concluded

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Central Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Mountain Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Pacific Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Alaska Time: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 6:00 AM - 8:00 AM