ONLINE: The Future of the Supreme Court After the Election of 2016

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UW political science professor Howard Schweber.

Forget subscribing to streaming services — there's enough drama in the federal judiciary these days to keep everybody on the edge of their seats. In this virtual offering from the Middleton Public Library lecture series "Scholar'd for Life," UW political science professor Howard Schweber discusses the impact of the 2016 election of Donald Trump on the Supreme Court. While two conservative justices have already been appointed, and the liberal-conservative split wavers in a precarious balance, recent SCOTUS decisions in June Medical, the DACA (Dreamers) case and Bostock v. Clayton County (the LGBTQ employment case) demonstrate that the rulings of the justices are not always predictable. Register to receive the Zoom link via email before the event or watch on Facebook Live.

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press release: The election of President Trump has led to the appointment of Justice Neil Gorsuch and the abolition of the filibuster in the Senate for Supreme Court nominations. What will be the likely impact of that appointment on the development of constitutional doctrine, the politics of Supreme Court nominations, and the future of the Court? *Please register to receive the Zoom link via e-mail before the event*

Professor Howard Schweber received his Ph.D. in government from Cornell University and an a master of arts degree in history from the University of Chicago after spending five years practicing law in Seattle and San Francisco. Schweber teaches courses focusing on constitutional law and legal and political theory. He is the author of “Democracy and Authenticity” (Cambridge, 2012), “The Language of Liberal Constitutionalism” (Cambridge, 2007), “The Creation of American Common Law”(Cambridge, 2004), and “Speech, Conduct, and the First Amendment” (Peter Lang, 2003) as well as articles, essays and book chapters on a variety of related topics. His current areas of research include comparative constitutional law and democratic theories of representation.