Supreme Court panels at 2011 ABA conference

By Kiera Flynn
on Aug 4, 2011 at 11:22 am

Those attending the American Bar Association’s annual meeting in Toronto this week, and next week, may be interested in attending the Supreme Court-related panels below.  For the complete conference program, click here.

• “Class Action Litigation After Dukes v. Walmart,” Thursday, August 4, 2011, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., Forest Hill Ballroom, 1^st Floor, Toronto Marriott Floor Yorkville.

• “Our Highest Courts: A Comparison of the Canadian and U.S. Supreme Courts,” Friday, August 5, 2011, 8:30 to 10:00 a.m., Room 716A, 700 Level, Metro Toronto Convention Center, South Building.

• “Twenty Five Years and Counting: A Look at Justice Scalia’s Tenure on the Supreme Court,” Friday, August 5, 2011, 8:30 to 10:00 a.m., Room 809, 800 Level, Metro Toronto Convention Center, South Building.

• “The Roberts Court: Three Women, Year Five, and More,” Friday, August 5, 2011, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., Room 718B, 700 Level, Metro Toronto Convention Center, South Building.

• “Annual Survey of Supreme Court Decisions,” Friday, August 5, 2011, 3:45 to 5:15 p.m., Room 703 700 Level, Metro Toronto Convention Center, South Building.

• “Annual Review of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Term: Criminal Cases,” Friday, August 5, 2011 from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Center, South, Room 703, 700 Level.

• “On the Docket: The 2010-2011 Supreme Court Term,” Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., Room 718A, 700 Level, Metro Toronto Convention Center, South Building.

• “The Future of Gun Control in the United States After the Heller and McDonald Cases, with a Canadian Perspective on Gun Control Issues,” Saturday, August 6, 2011, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., Room 713A, 700 Level, Metro Toronto Convention Center, South Building.

• “Business Method Patenting in a Post-Bilski World,” Saturday, August 6, 3:45 to 5:15 p.m., Regency Ballroom West, Second Floor, Four Seasons Hotel Toronto.

• “Reconciling the First Amendment and Antidiscrimination Policies: The Implications of Christian Legal Society v. Martinez,” Sunday, August 7, 2011, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., Room 803B, 800 Level, Metro Toronto Convention Center, South Building.