Why Did the Supreme Court DO That?!

🔥 Lottery: Aug 27–Sept 2 • Full registration: Aug 28
Dates: September 15, 2025
Meets: M from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
 Location: Bozeman, MT - Museum of the Rockies
Cost:  $0.00

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Date Day Time
09/15/2025Monday3 PM to 5 PM

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Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2025-2026 OLLI at MSU Membership

Description

The U.S. Supreme Court wraps up its 2024-25 term in early summer. Susan will explain some of the Court's more consequential decisions, including cases about transgender medical care for minors, regulation of ghost guns, racial gerrymandering, limits on environmental impact studies, and several religious rights cases. She will also discuss some of the Court's emergency docket decisions, including those about immigrant rights and the extent of the power of the President. The Court's actions will determine the precise cases discussed.

Program Takeaways

The goal of this non-partisan presentation is to help you understand, with respect to each case, what the Court decided, why it decided the way it did, and the possible consequences of the decision.

Fee:  $0.00

Bozeman, MT - Museum of the Rockies

600 West Kagy Blvd
Bozeman, Montana 59717

Susan Dana

Susan Dana retired several years ago from MSU's Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship, where she served in numerous roles over her 25-year career, including associate professor, associate dean and interim dean. She taught various law-related courses at MSU, including an Honors College seminar on the First Amendment and free speech and currently writes a blog on constitutional law issues. Before her MSU career, she was an associate at the Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering law firm in Washington, DC, and a visiting professor at the University of Montana School of Law. She has taught several courses for OLLI and serves on the OLLI Advisory Council. She holds a B.A. in Classics from Brown University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.