Prof. Mascott Addresses the Supreme Court’s Consideration of Major Administrative Law Doctrines at the Federalist Society National Supreme Court Preview

On September 26, 2023, the Federalist Society’s Faculty Division and Practice Groups hosted a panel at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, regarding the Supreme Court term, which began on October 2, 2023.

The Court’s docket includes major cases involving Chevron deference; social media, state action, and the First Amendment; criticism of public figures via trademark; domestic violence and the Second Amendment; the Appropriations Clause; bankruptcy and opioid liability, and race in redistricting. The full list of cases granted thus far for the upcoming term can be viewed on SCOTUSblog. The panel also discussed broader questions about the direction of the Court.

Panelists:

• Erin Hawley, Sr. Counsel, VP of Center for Life & Regulatory Practice at the Alliance Defending Freedom, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law, Regent University, Senior Legal Fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum
• Prof. Robert Leider, Assistant Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
• Prof. Jennifer Mascott, Assistant Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, Co-Executive Director, C. Boyden Gray Center, NBC News Supreme Court contributor
• Jeffrey Rosen, President & CEO, National Constitution Center, Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
• Prof. Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
• Moderator: Sarah Isgur, The Dispatch