A panel discussion was held on the history of opposition to Supreme Court rulings and the long-term political value of “activist” rulings. The panelists also discussed the cases decided by the 2006-2007 term of the U.S. Supreme Court. After the panelists gave their presentations the moderator, Mr. Lazarus, asked questions and the panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience.
The session of the Fifth Annual ACS National Convention called “Examining ‘Backlash’ and Attacks on Landmark Decisions from Brown to Roe to Goodridge” was hosted by the Equality and Liberty and the Constitutional Interpretation and Change Issue Groups of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.