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2011 CASE ANALYSIS WORKSHOPS

Jennings Fellows were divided into small groups, each led by a distinguished faculty member, to analyze – and, ultimately, decide – a federal case. They eventually came to a decision which they reported to the group as a whole.

Listed below are the case assignments and corresponding faculty for 2011:

Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University
McDonald v. Chicago

Lisa S. Blatt, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
Snyder v. Phelps

Sherrilyn Ifill, Professor of Law, University of Maryland Law School
Christian Legal Society v. Martinez

Marjorie O. Rendell, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States v. Mitchell

Kannon K. Shanmugam, Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP
Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association

Arlen Specter, former U.S. Senator, and Matthew L. Wiener, Special Counsel, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP
Citizens United v Federal Election Commission