Our Annual “Class” on the Supreme Court With Dean Erwin Chemerinsky

“We have a special obligation to support and fight for the rule of law and for the principles in our Constitution.”

The Supreme Court continues to profoundly reshape America’s judicial landscape. In its last term, among other decisions, the high court further expanded presidential power, ruling that President Trump could fire the heads of regulatory agencies at will. It said that states could ban transgender athletes from women’s teams, and it gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Acts, making it harder for minorities to prove that electoral maps discriminate against them. The court also ruled that President Trump’s tariffs were illegal and reaffirmed that birthright citizenship remains guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.

To help us better understand these decisions, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky returns to Arts & Culture on Wednesday, October 7, at 7 p.m. for his annual talk about the Supreme Court. He also will preview the court’s docket for its next term, including cases about gun rights, environmental law, and religious freedom. In addition, he will briefly discuss his latest book, Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times, co-authored with Howard Gillman, the Chancellor of UC Irvine.

Tickets for this program are . We expect a large audience for Dean Chemerinsky’s talk, so be sure to register early so we can be sure to accommodate everyone comfortably.