prof. howard has done this now for several years, and we have come to admire the manner in which he prepares the panel and prepares the cases and presents this -- each supreme court term. i understand he is going to not cover many's cases, so you might have some interest in that. but i will call on professor herridge -- howard to come forward. his full resume is in your blue packet, as are the resumes of other panel members. prof. howard. [applause] >> good morning to all of you. i think some of you are veterans of previous sessions like this. we always try to make it worth your saturday morning. if you feel like getting out at 11:30, just to do not tell me, if you do not mind. we will review some of the significant decision spot for the supreme court's 2008-2009 term, which is almost complete. typically, when we do this panel, the term is over, but they have kept us in suspense. i tried to apply the chief justice with an extra glass of mine the other night and said he could tell us about the deci

prof. howard. [applause] >> good morning to all of you. i think some of you are veterans of previous sessions like this. rio is try to make it worth your saturday morning. i don't want you to wish to have signed up for the spa or the tennis court or the golf links. instead of coming here. if you feel that way 1130 just don't tell me about it if you don't mind. we will review as you know some of the significant decisions from the supreme court's 2008 and 2009 term, the term and that is almost complete. typically when we do this panel the term is over, but they have kept us in suspense. alice at the table with the chief justice last time and try to apply him with an extra glass of wine are two and say, come on, you can tell us about monday's decision here it is not that farra but i have to tell you, his lips were sealed so we will have to guess about the ricci case, the new haven firefighters case. we have to impanel this morning that i couldn't ask for better colleagues. we have a jann and crawford greenberger who is a chicago law school pr

prof. howard. [applause] >> good morning to all of you. i think some of you are veterans of previous sessions like this. we always try to make it worth your saturday morning. if you feel like getting out at 11:30, just to do not tell me, if you do not mind. we will review some of the significant decision spot for the supreme court's 2008-2009 term, which is almost complete. typically, when we do this panel, the term is over, but they have kept us in suspense. i tried to apply the chief justice with an extra glass of mine the other night and said he could tell us about the decision on monday, but his lips were sealed. i guess we will have to wait for the case of the new haven fire fighters. we have a terrific panel. jan crawford greenberg is a chicago law graduate and the abc news legal correspondent. you know linda greenhouse from her byline covering the supreme court from the "new york times." she is now a scholar in residence at the yale law school. we have john, a professor of law at the northwestern law school, for who knows the justic