Supreme Court Criminal Law Review 2024

This presentation will cover current criminal cases on the U.S. Supreme Court docket. Attendees will be provided background on the current composition of the Supreme Court, along with a discussion on Supreme Court procedure and practical considerations which underlie Supreme Court decisions, particularly in criminal law. Attendees will learn about current Supreme Court cases 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. Cases will touch on both criminal law and criminal procedure cases under the U.S. Constitution and Federal statutes. Attendees will be given the legal and historical background to each case and the presenter and the attendees will discuss possible outcomes.

This course is ideal 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, including a discussion of relevant Constitutional provisions and Supreme Court precedent which are related to the cases at hand
• 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