WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2025 —The American Bar Association and American University Washington College of Law will host the virtual program, “On the Docket: Looking Ahead at the New Supreme Court Term,” on Sept. 25. Panelists will discuss what we might expect when the U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes on the first Monday in October. Issues before the Supreme Court this new term include the legality of state bans on transgender athletes in sports, voting rights, campaign finance laws, the death penalty, state regulatory authority, challenges to “conversion therapy” and redistricting in Louisiana, among others.
What:
“On the Docket: Looking Ahead at the New Supreme Court Term” Sponsored by ABA Division for Public Education and the American University Washington College of Law
When:
Thursday, Sept. 25
12-1:20 p.m. EDT
Where:
Online (Zoom)
The panelists are:
- Erwin Chemerinsky, dean, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
- Gregory G. Garre, partner, Latham & Watkins
- William W. Berry III, professor, University of Mississippi Law School
- Kimberly Atkins Stohr, columnist, Boston Globe
Stephen Wermiel, professor of Practice in Constitutional Law at American University Washington College of Law, will moderate the discussion. He is a longtime observer and commentator on the Supreme Court. As a former Supreme Court reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Wermiel covered Supreme Court decisions and analyzed legal trends for 13 years.
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This program is hosted by the American University Washington College of Law Program on Law and Government and the ABA Supreme Court Preview, the single-most comprehensive source of information on and analysis of matters before the Supreme Court. Preview publishes monthly while the Supreme Court is in session and includes a wrap-up issue reviewing the year at the end of the session.
