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Tuesday at America’s Town Hall

2026 Supreme Court Review:

Key Decisions, Executive Power, Civil Discourse

Tuesday, July 7 | 5 p.m. ET

The National Constitution Center and the Center on the Structural Constitution at Texas A&M University School of Law present the 2026 Supreme Court Review, featuring leading constitutional law scholars and commentators. Three panels featuring scholars with differing perspectives will examine in turn the Court’s 2025-26 term, the Court’s approach to executive power, and the issue of civil discourse within and concerning the Court.


Certificates for 3 CLE credit hours will be offered by our partner Texas A&M Law School for guests joining us in person.

Panel 1: The Supreme Court’s 2025–26 Term

5:50–6:35 p.m.

  • Sarah Isgur, senior editor, SCOTUSblog; legal analyst, ABC News
  • Frederick Lawrence, distinguished lecturer, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Kannon Shanmugam, partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
  • Keith Whittington, David Boies Professor of Law, Yale Law School
  • Moderator: Neil Siegel, professor of law and co-director of the Center on the Structural Constitution, Texas A&M University School of Law


Panel 2: The Supreme Court and Executive Power

6:40–7:25 p.m.

  • David French, columnist, The New York Times
  • Gillian Metzger, Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law, Columbia Law School
  • Julian Mortenson, James G. Phillipp Professor of Law, The University of Michigan Law School
  • Ilya Somin, professor of law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
  • Moderator: Thomas Donnelly, lead scholar, National Constitution Center


Panel 3: Civil Discourse and the Supreme Court

7:30–8:15 p.m.

  • Jonathan Adler, Tazewell Taylor Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School
  • Greg Garre, partner, Latham & Watkins
  • Katherine Mims Crocker, professor of law, Cornell Law School
  • Howard M. Wasserman, professor of law and associate dean, Florida International University Law School
  • Moderator: Julie Silverbrook, chief content and learning officer, National Constitution Center

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