National Fellows Webinar

This event is free to attend. Open to Fellows and nominees only.

1:00pm PT / 2:00pm MT / 3:00pm CT / 4:00pm ET

Please save the date for a National Fellows Webinar featuring ABF Research Professor, Christopher W. Schmidt.

“Our Court: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Relationship with the American Public” 

The United States Supreme Court today occupies a place in American politics and culture more prominent and more contested than at any point in history. The overturning of Roe v. Wade dramatically raised the Court’s profile and further polarized public attitudes toward it. Recent Court vacancies have produced passionate ideological confrontations that have exploded long-established political norms and practices, proposals to reform the Court have become debate points of mainstream politics, and the ethics of the justices are a regular topic of media coverage. For many Americans the Supreme Court has become a focal point for their hopes and fears and shaping its composition and direction a responsibility of democratic citizenship. A defining characteristic of the modern Supreme Court is this perceived connection between the American people and the Court. Centered around ABF Research Professor Christopher Schmidt’s research examining the making of the modern Supreme Court, the panelists will discuss how the changing nature of the court’s relationship with the American public influences current conversations about the rule of law and the role of an independent judiciary.