October 6: The Court We Need: What's Really Wrong with the Supreme Court—and How and Why We Should Fix It

Widener University Commonwealth Law School’s Law and Government Institute invites you to the Annual John Gedid Lecture featuring Stephen I. Vladeck, the Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Federal Courts at the Georgetown University Law Center. Professor Vladeck is a nationally recognized expert on the Supreme Court, the federal courts, national security law, and military justice. He is the author of the New York Times-bestselling book The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.
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The Court We Need: What's Really Wrong with the Supreme Court—and How and Why We Should Fix It
Annual John Gedid Lecture

Date & Time:
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
1 PM PT | 2 PM MT | 3 PM CT | 4 PM ET

Available Via Distance Learning (zoom)

In-Person Location:
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
3737 Vartan Way
Harrisburg, PA 17110

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Sponsored By:
Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

Speaker:

Stephen I. Vladeck, the Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Federal Courts at the Georgetown University Law Center. Professor Vladeck is a nationally recognized expert on the Supreme Court, the federal courts, national security law, and military justice. He is the author of the New York Times-bestselling book The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.

Credits:

Pennsylvania: 1 substantive CLE credit is available for attendees (subject to approval).
Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit-granting authority; you may be able to self-apply for credit.

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Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital’s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law and Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program.

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