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Research + Analysis

Information Management

Hot Topic: SCOTUS: A Year in Review

Monday, July 22, 2024

9:30am – 10:30am CDT

Room: Regency Ballroom D (West Tower Gold Level)

Moderator/Coordinator(s)

Eleanor S. Tyler (she/her/hers)

Principal Legal Analyst
Bloomberg Law, Virginia, United States

Slides (PDF)

Speaker(s)

Tom Gaylord (he/him/his)

Associate Law Librarian for Scholarly Communications
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
MS

Michael A. Scodro

Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
Chicago, Illinois, United States
BS

Barry Sullivan

Raymond and Mary Simon Chair in Constitutional Law and George Anastaplo Professor of Constitutional Law and History
Loyola University Chicago School of Law

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SCOTUS has tackled a host of hot-button topics over the past calendar year and is poised to deliver even more controversial rulings in the coming months. This interactive panel will highlight key developments from last term and prepare participants for what’s to come on SCOTUS’s current docket. Subjects of key cases include Chevron deference, gun regulation for individuals under domestic violence restraining orders, the Perdue Pharma opioid settlement, FDA regulations regarding mifepristone, and much more.

Target Audience:

Law firm, government, public, or law school librarians who are involved in researching and reporting on the implications of recent SCOTUS decisions, whether to legal practitioners, other scholars, or students. Participants will gain valuable insights into the latest developments from SCOTUS, whether they are directly supporting legal research, engaging in instructional roles, or overseeing institutional legal resource management.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to identify key Supreme Court rulings from the last calendar year.
Participants will understand how these rulings have altered the legal landscape.
Participants will be prepared for upcoming SCOTUS rulings and their potential outcomes.