The 2025-26 Supreme Court term looks like another blockbuster. Before the Court’s recess in June 2026, it decided cases dealing with birthright citizenship, voting rights and transgender athletes, among other issues. Jilda Aliotta will wrestle with what these and other cases mean for citizens, for the Supreme Court as an institution, and for the U.S. Constitution.
Session 1: An overview of US Supreme Court’s 2025–26 term
Session 2: Significant developments & decisions of the 2025–26 term—Part 1
Session 3: Significant developments & decisions of the 2025–26 term—Part 2
Session 4: Looking ahead to the US Supreme Court’s 2026-27 term
Jilda Aliotta is a popular professor in the University of Hartford’s politics, economics, and international studies department, and is well known among Presidents’ College participants for her thought-provoking commentaries on the US Supreme Court in what has become one of our longest-running courses. She teaches classes in law, American politics, and women in politics.
Mondays, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 | 5:30 p.m.–7 p.m. | Wilde Auditorium/Harry Jack Gray Center | $80
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