The Supreme Court at a Crossroads

The impending Senate confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court will likely provide conservatives with 6 out of 9 votes on the High Court and place in jeopardy many of the constitutional rights we hold dear. Join KATHRYN KOLBERT, public-interest attorney, journalist, and entrepreneurial leader who argued Planned Parenthood v. Casey before the Supreme Court, the 1992 case widely credited with saving Roe v. Wade; and former GJC President CHIP BECKER, an appellate attorney and partner at Kline & Specter, to discuss what the changes at the Supreme Court mean for the Affordable Care Act, women’s reproductive rights and politics going forward.

Sponsored by Women of GJC and the Men’s Club. Questions? Contact Marilyn Kraut at mkkraut1@gmail.com.

Kathryn Kolbert is a public-interest attorney, journalist, and entrepreneurial leader who argued the landmark case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey before the U.S. Supreme Court, credited with saving Roe v Wade. Among other achievements, she founded Barnard College’s Athena Center for Leadership Studies, was President and CEO of People for the American Way, created and executive produced NPR’s Justice Talking, and was a women’s rights attorney with organizations such as the Center for Reproductive Rights, which she co-founded, the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, and the Women’s Law Project. Watch for her book in July 2021, Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom co-authored with Julie F. Kay. More

Chip Becker is an appellate attorney and partner at Kline & Specter in Philadelphia where he has primary responsibility for the firm’s post-trial and appellate practice and represents the firm’s clients in both state and federal appellate courts. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, serves on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Commission on Judicial Independence, was past president of the Third Circuit Bar Association. He has taught appellate advocacy at Penn Law School and in continuing legal education programs.  He served as a law clerk for the Honorable Sandra L. Lynch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. More