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Term Talk: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District Oct 12, 2022

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The Establishment and Free Expression of Religion Clauses. Experts discuss school prayer and the Court’s displacement of the Lemon Test with an analysis of history and tradition. Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, UC Berkeley Law School; Michael McConnell, Professor, Stanford Law School; Beth Wiggins, Director of Research, Federal Judicial Center.

Term Talk: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District Oct 12, 2022

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Term Talk: New York Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen Oct 05, 2022

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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.

Term Talk: New York Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen Oct 05, 2022

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Term Talk: Thompson v. Clark, Vega v. Tekoh Sep 28, 2022

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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.

Term Talk: Thompson v. Clark, Vega v. Tekoh Sep 28, 2022

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Term Talk: Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, Tahlequah, Okla. v. Bond, Egbert v. Boule Sep 28, 2022

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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.

Term Talk: Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, Tahlequah, Okla. v. Bond, Egbert v. Boule Sep 28, 2022

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Term Talk: Biden v. Missouri, FNIB v. DOL, OSHA Sep 21, 2022

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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.

Term Talk: Biden v. Missouri, FNIB v. DOL, OSHA Sep 21, 2022

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