American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “New Approaches to the History of the United States Supreme Court,” November 6, 2021 @ 2:40 – 4:05 pm

2:40 PM – 4:05 PM

New Approaches to the History of the United States Supreme Court (Frenchman 2)

Chair: Laura Kalman, University of California, Santa Barbara (kalman@history.ucsb.edu), Commentator: Laura Kalman, University of California, Santa Barbara (kalman@history.ucsb.edu)

Rachel Shelden, Penn State (rshelden@psu.edu)
Political Questions & Political Answers: Luther v. Borden and the Partisan Politics of the U.S. Supreme Court

Evelyn Atkinson, University of Chicago (ematkinson@uchicago.edu)
Citizenship, Slavery, and Carpet-Bagging Corporations: The Supreme Court and the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV

Christopher Schmidt, American Bar Foundation (cschmidt@kentlaw.iit.edu)
Interest Groups and the Transformation of Supreme Court Confirmations: The NAACP, the AFL, and the 1930 Defeat of John Parker’s Nomination

Michelle Adams, Cardozo School of Law (madams@yu.edu)
Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice: Milliken v. Bradley Reconsidered

Note from the organizers: We are very excited about the upcoming program our program committee has developed, and wanted to make sure a working link to the conference schedule reached your inbox. So please, take a moment to look at the terrific panels and other events on tap this year at the 2021 ASLH annual conference. Additionally, we know the course of the COVID-19 pandemic can change rapidly. New Orleans policies are detailed here. The Society is committed to updating the 2021 ASLH annual conference webpage as such information comes to us. We invite you to check back often for additional updates.