The Supreme Court and the Future of Abortion Rights
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
12 - 1 pm
Room D, College of Law
On the Supreme Court’s docket this term is Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, involving a challenge to a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Mississippi asks the Court to overturn Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) and uphold its abortion ban. After the oral argument in Dobbs, many observers have concluded that the Court is poised to at least cut back on the right to abortion recognized in its precedents. Join a panel of experts to hear what the Court is likely to do in Dobbs, how the legal status of abortion will change as a result, and the broader implications for the Court and for the country.
Featured Panelists
Vikram Amar
Dean and Iwan Foundation Professor of Law
Jason Mazzone
Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Professor of Law
Robin Fretwell Wilson
Director, Institute of Government and Public Affairs
Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair in Law
*Event attendance is restricted to University of Illinois students, faculty, and staff. Attendees must have a “building access granted” status through the Illinois app or with a current daily COVID Boarding Pass.
Pizza will be served to attendees.
Sponsored by the Program in Constitutional Theory, History and Law
