This program will provide participants an opportunity to hear from Wall Street Journal reporter Jess Bravin about his experiences covering the U.S. Supreme Court, and to ask him questions regarding recent and upcoming cases and controversies facing the court, including:
- Affirmative action in university admissions
- Minority voting rights
- Abortion rights
- The recent confirmation of Supreme Court Justice-designate Ketanji Brown Jackson, our country's first African-American woman to serve on the court
In addition to covering the U.S. Supreme Court for
The Wall Street Journal, Bravin has had postings as a United Nations correspondent and as editor of the
WSJ/California Weekly. His books include
The Terror Courts, an account of military trials at Guantanamo Bay, and
Squeaky: The Life and Times of Lynette Alice Fromme. He also made contributions to
Violence in America: An Encyclopedia,
Crimes of War 2.0 and A
Concise Introduction to Logic (2nd ed.). He is a regent emeritus of the University of California, has served on the Berkley California Police Review Commission, and has taught at the UC Washington Center. He is a graduate of Harvard College and holds a law degree from UC Berkeley.
A Conversation with Jess Bravin, Supreme Court Correspondent
for The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, May 19, 5-6 p.m.
MBA Zoom Webinar
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