D01 – SCOTUS, Separation of Powers, Elections and the Rule of Law (2026CLC-D01)

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM

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The President's Track

Presented by the CT Bar Institute and the Executive Committee

About the Program

This esteemed panel will discuss recent SCOTUS decisions, separation of powers, elections, and the rule of law.

You Will Learn

About recent SCOTUS decisions
About separation of powers in our current environment
About elections
About the preservation of the rule of law

Who Should Attend

Attorneys interested in recent decisions of SCOTUS, separation of powers, elections, and the rule of law.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credit (General)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credit (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

Justice Ecker Justice Steven D. Ecker
Connecticut Supreme Court, Hartford

SMD Headshot1 Sean Morales-Doyle
Brennan Center for Justice, New York, NY

Wishnie_ Michael1 Michael J. Wishnie
Yale School of Law, New Haven

Moderator

Joette Katz1 Justice Joette Katz (Ret.)
Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Stamford