CLE: SUCoL U.S. SUPREME COURT: 2025-2026 PREVIEW – October 17, 2025

The FCBA is proud to sponsor Syracuse Law’s Ninth Annual Supreme Court Preview

You may join in person at Syracuse University College of Law, Dineen Hall, or on live-stream.
CLE Credit Eligibility: 3 CLE credits (Professional Practice)

Friday, October 17, 2025
Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom,
Dineen Hall, Syracuse University College of Law,
950 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13244

12:00 to 1:00 pm
Lunch with the Judiciary, Sponsored by the NDNY Federal Court Bar Association
1:00 to 4:00 pm
CLE Presentation, Featuring Keynote Speaker, David Lat

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Syracuse Law’s Lunch with the Judiciary
12 – 1 p.m. | Levy Atrium, Dineen Hall
Share the table with distinguished judges, alumni, and legal leaders during this unique networking lunch. Celebrate the strength of our legal community while enjoying great food and even better conversations. The Honorable Mae D’Agostino L’80, United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York, will serve as our keynote speaker.

CLE Presentation, Featuring Keynote Speaker, David Lat
1 – 4 p.m Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom
The College of Law’s annual United States Supreme Court Preview brings together journalists, litigators, and academics to discuss cases pending before the Supreme Court. The event is open to the public. The keynote speaker is David Lat.

David Lat is a lawyer turned writer. He publishes Original Jurisdiction, a newsletter on Substack about law and legal affairs, and he writes a column for Bloomberg Law. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal, among other publications. Prior to launching Original Jurisdiction, David founded Above the Law, one of the nation’s most widely read legal news websites, and Underneath Their Robes, a popular blog about federal judges that he wrote under a pseudonym. He is also the author of a novel set in the world of the federal courts, Supreme Ambitions.

Before entering the media world, David worked as a federal prosecutor in Newark, New Jersey; a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, in New York; and a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. David graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School, where he served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal.