SCOTUS: Highlights of October Term 2016

The Supreme Court was shorthanded for most of the October 2016 Term, but that didn’t stop it from resolving a host of exciting issues in a variety of areas. It released two fascinating First Amendment decisions—one pertaining to Trademark law, the other in the criminal law context—on the same day. It also decided key patent cases that promise to change the way innovators do business and influence the forums in which they resolve their patent-related disputes. And it settled questions concerning the availability and standards applicable to lawsuits against the government that had long vexed courts and practitioners alike.

This course, presented by Chris Cariello, Jeremy Peterman, and Tom Bondy of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s Supreme Court and Appellate Group, examines the highlights of an exciting term and offers insight into the implications of the Court’s decisions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Obtain an overview of important Supreme Court decisions of the October 2016 Term
2. Understand the practical and legal implications of some of the Court’s key decisions
3. Examine clues in the Court’s decisions about the current makeup of the Court and the trajectory of the law