Faculty Present Supreme Court Term in Review
Sturm College of Law faculty members (l-r) Katie Steefel, Zahra Takhshid, Elizabeth Jordan, Oladeji Tiamiyu, Laurent Sacharoff, Kevin Lynch, and Marty Katz
On August 21, 2025, Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship and Provost Professor Nancy Leong convened a meeting of nearly 30 Sturm College of Law faculty members to hear presentations by colleagues on significant opinions from the 2024-2025 Term of the United States Supreme Court. The faculty presenters addressed the relevance of the opinions to existing law, the current status of ongoing proceedings in some cases, and the implications of the decisions going forward.
Faculty presenters and opinions discussed:
Zahra Takhshid, Associate Professor of Law
TikTok Inc. v. Garland, 604 U.S. 56 (2025) (per curiam)
Martin Katz, Professor of Law
United States v. Skrmetti, 605 U.S. ___ (2025)
Elizabeth Jordan, Assistant Professor of Law; Director, Immigration Law & Policy Clinic
Noem v. Abrego Garcia, 604 U.S. ___ (2025) [and subsequent lower court proceedings]
Katherine Steefel, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Law
Williams v. Reed, 604 U.S. ___ (2025)
Kevin Lynch, Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor of Law
Trump v. CASA, Inc., 606 U.S. ___ (2025)
Laurent Sacharoff, Professor of Law; Maxine Kurtz Faculty Research Scholar
Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, 606 U.S. ___ (2025)
Oladeji Tiamiyu, Assistant Professor of Law
CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp., 605 U.S. ___ (2025)
Later this fall, students will be invited to a preview of the upcoming 2025-2026 Supreme Court Term, presented by the Constitutional Rights and Remedies Program that Dean Leong directs.
