Federal Courts and Nominations
Fifth Annual Home Stretch at the Supreme Court
The day after the Supreme Court concluded its oral arguments for the 2017-18 Term, CAC hosted a panel of experts at the National Press Club, moderated by MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent and NBC News Legal Analyst Ari Melber, discussing key cases, as well as issues that have emerged to that point. Panelists included Kristen Clarke, president & executive director of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; John Elwood, a partner at Vinson & Elkins; Ajmel Quereshi, senior counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund; and CAC Chief Counsel Brianne Gorod.
Before the panel discussion, CAC President Elizabeth B. Wydra provided opening remarks on key themes of the Term so far.
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