Presenter: William Thro, General Counsel at The University of Kentucky

The 2021-22 U.S. Supreme Court term was among the most consequential in American history.  Although everyone knows about the abortion decision, the Court also issued several landmark decisions.  Specifically, it expanded liberties under the Free Speech Clause, the Free Exercise Clause, the Establishment Clause, and the Second Amendment and limited both Congress and the Executive Branch in ways that promote democratic decision-making.  Although none of these landmarks directly involved higher education, each of them has profound implications for higher education. Please join The Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law & Policy and William Thro, General Counsel at The University of Kentucky, on August 17^th to explore these cases and the possible consequences for higher education.

The Webinar will address:

• Carson v. Makin (Expansion of Religious Liberty)
• Cummings v. Premier Rehab. (Availability of emotional distress damages under statutes imposing conditions on the receipt of federal funds)
• Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist.  (Expansion of Religious Liberty)
• NFIB v. OSHA (Limitation on federal government to impose public health measures)
• New York state Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen (Expansion of the right to bear arms)
• Shurtleff v. Boston (government speech doctrine)
• West Virginia v. EPA. (Limitation on Executive Branch’s ability to broadly interpret a statute to justify a significant policy)

If you are interested in attending this webinar, reach out to Kaylie Murphy at [email protected].