Term Talk

The right to bear arms. Experts discuss the Court’s 2nd Amendment expansion to include the right to bear and keep arms outside of the home, and the difficulty of applying the Court’s historical analysis test to new regulations.

Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, UC Berkeley Law School; Tara Grove, Professor, UT Austin School of Law; Beth Wiggins, Director of Research, Federal Judicial Center.

Civil Rights. §1983. Malicious Prosecution and Miranda Warnings. Experts discuss how the Court resolved a circuit split as to what constitutes a favorable outcome allowing a claim for malicious prosecution to go forward, and whether violations of Miranda warning rules can support a claim under §1983.

Participants. Laurie Levenson, Professor, Loyola Law School; Evan Lee, Professor Emeritus, UC Hastings Law School; Beth Wiggins, Director of Research, Federal Judicial Center.

Civil Rights. §1983. Malicious Prosecution and Miranda Warnings. Experts discuss how the Court resolved a circuit split as to what constitutes a favorable outcome allowing a claim for malicious prosecution to go forward, and whether violations of Miranda warning rules can support a claim under §1983.

Participants. Laurie Levenson, Professor, Loyola Law School; Evan Lee, Professor Emeritus, UC Hastings Law School; Beth Wiggins, Director of Research, Federal Judicial Center.

Civil Rights. §1983 and Bivens. Excessive Force. Experts discuss what is required for precedent to put officers on notice of actions deemed unconstitutional, as well as the likelihood that new claims will ever be recognized under Bivens.

Participants. Laurie Levenson, Professor, Loyola Law School; Evan Lee, Professor Emeritus, UC Hastings Law School; Beth Wiggins, Director of Research, Federal Judicial Center.

Civil Rights. §1983 and Bivens. Excessive Force. Experts discuss what is required for precedent to put officers on notice of actions deemed unconstitutional, as well as the likelihood that new claims will ever be recognized under Bivens.

Participants. Laurie Levenson, Professor, Loyola Law School; Evan Lee, Professor Emeritus, UC Hastings Law School; Beth Wiggins, Director of Research, Federal Judicial Center.

Administrative Law. Experts discuss the limits of agency authority and the emerging Major Questions Doctrine in the context of employer COVID vaccination and testing requirements.

Participants. Paul Clement, Clement & Murphy, PLLC; Jim Chance, Senior Judicial Education Attorney, Federal Judicial Center.

Administrative Law. Experts discuss the limits of agency authority and the emerging Major Questions Doctrine in the context of employer COVID vaccination and testing requirements.

Participants. Paul Clement, Clement & Murphy, PLLC; Jim Chance, Senior Judicial Education Attorney, Federal Judicial Center.

State Secrets Privilege. FISA. Experts discuss the interplay between the common law State Secrets Privilege and the statutory Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

Participants. Paul Clement, Clement & Murphy, PLLC; Jim Chance, Senior Judicial Education Attorney, Federal Judicial Center.

State Secrets Privilege. FISA. Experts discuss the interplay between the common law State Secrets Privilege and the statutory Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

Participants. Paul Clement, Clement & Murphy, PLLC; Jim Chance, Senior Judicial Education Attorney, Federal Judicial Center.

Reproductive Rights. Substantive Due Process. Experts discuss the Dobbs decision’s impact on women’s health and reproductive rights, as well as Substantive Due Process Liberty Clause jurisprudence.