Alfred Gourdji Distinguished Lecture Series: LAWLESS – A Critical Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court

Prof. Litman will explain how the current Supreme Court is not ruling based on law, but instead based on vibes—the feelings of the justices and the political zeitgeist of the Republican Party. Among the worst of the bad vibes are the notion of conservative grievance and a commitment to minority rule. She will argue that the Court’s recent decisions reveal these influences, and how several cases the Court is currently hearing do as well.

Leah H. Litman, JD is a Professor of Law at University of Michigan, co-host and co-creator of the podcast “Strict Scrutiny,” about the Supreme Court, and author of the New York Times bestseller LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes. She has received several awards for both teaching and research and scholarship.