CAC 13th Annual Home Stretch at the Supreme Court Event April 30

On Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET, the Constitutional Accountability Center will host a virtual panel of legal experts as they discuss some of the most significant cases of this Supreme Court Term, as well as take questions from the audience. 

This year’s Home Stretch at the Supreme Court panel discussion will be moderated by Law Dork’s Chris Geidner, and will feature an all-star panel of legal experts, including Kelsi Brown Corkran, Supreme Court Director at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection and Senior Lecturer at Georgetown University Law Center; Easha Anand, Assistant Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at Stanford Law School; Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law and the faculty director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at New York University School of Law; Jennifer Bennett, Principal of Gupta Wessler LLP; and CAC’s own Chief Counsel Brianne Gorod. Opening remarks for the event will be given by CAC President Elizabeth Wydra. Register here.

Supreme Court Hearings 2026 April Schedule 

Here's a schedule of upcoming hearings in 2026 that Courts Matter Illinois is monitoring:

CHATRIE v. UNITED STATES, April 27

MONSANTO CO. v. DURNELL, April 27

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v. DOE I, April 28

HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. v. AMARIN PHARMA, INC., April 29

MULLIN v. DOE, April 29

Visit our SCOTUS Page for more details. Oral arguments occur at 9AM Central. Listen in here.  

Senate Judiciary Committee

Weekly Wrap Up: As of Apr. 24

Even as we await decisions on some of the Supreme Court’s most contentious cases, the Court is attracting attention. With the end of the term fast approaching, retirement watch has begun with speculation that either Justice Samuel Alito or Justice Clarence Thomas might step down, giving President Trump the opportunity to name a fourth justice to the high court. Of course, rumors have been vigorously disputed especially in conservative circles. 

This week, the president took to his social media soapbox to excoriate Supreme Court justices in an especially derogatory and demeaning screed, still fuming over their rejection of his tariffs and skepticism about his Executive Order ending birthright citizenship. 

And the New York Times revealed some of the backstory behind the shadow docket  (leaked from inside the Court!). Against this backdrop, the Supreme Court prepared for the final few arguments of the term, and the Senate confirmed Trump’s 37th judge: Andrew Davis to the District Court for the Western District of Texas (47-46). 

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