The Catholic University Law Review presents: A Supreme Court Preview

Spend a day with some of the nation’s finest judges, Supreme Court advocates, scholars, and legal commentators. Made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the program explores the Court’s history, the recently completed Term, the major cases ahead in OT 2026, and features a live Supreme Court moot.

A light breakfast and lunch will be included. A reception will follow in the Atrium

Please note attendees will be eligible for 3 Virginia CLE credits.

Register at law.edu/SCOTUS

Panel 1: Supreme Court History & the Role of History at Today’s Supreme Court 

• Edwin Kneedler (Retired United States Deputy Solicitor General)
• Derek A. Webb (Assistant Professor, Catholic University School of Law)
• Jeffrey Rosen (Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School; CEO Emeritus, National Constitution Center)
• G. Edward White (David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School)

Moderator: Clare Cushman (Supreme Court Historical Society)

Panel 2: Last Year’s Supreme Court Term and the State of the Supreme Court  

• Joan Biskupic (CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst)
• Paul Clement (Partner, Clement & Murphy)
• Lisa Blatt (Partner and Chair, Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation Practice, Williams & Connolly)
• Sarah Isgur (Host of Advisory Opinions; Editor of SCOTUSBlog; Author of Last Branch Standing)

Moderator: Jan Crawford (Chief Legal Correspondent, CBS News)

Supreme Court Moot: Viramontes v. Cook County 

Question presented: Whether the Second and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to possess AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles.

Advocates

• Erin E. Murphy (Partner, Clement & Murphy - for Viramontes)
• Michelle Kallen (Partner and Co-Chair, Appellate and Advocacy Practice, Steptoe - for Cook County)

Moot Judges

• Professor Cara Drinan (Catholic University Law School)
• Chief Justice Matthew Fader (Supreme Court of Maryland)
• Judge Kent Jordan (ret.) (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Director, Richards, Layton & Finger)
• Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan (U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit)
• Judge Kyle Duncan (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)
• Judge Thomas Hardiman (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit)
• Judge Neomi Rao (U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit)

Panel 3: The Upcoming Supreme Court Term in OT 2026

• Anastasia Boden (Constitutional Scholarship Director and Senior Legal Analyst, Pacific Legal Foundation)
• Mark Rienzi (Professor, Catholic University of America Law School; President and CEO, Becket Fund)
• Zachary Price (Eucalyptus Foundation Endowed Chair; Professor of Law, UC Law San Francisco)

Moderator: Amy Howe (SCOTUSBlog)