MSU Wonderlust to host online presentation on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on U.S. Supreme Court decisions
from MSU News Service
BOZEMAN — Montana State University Wonderlust will host an online presentation about the current U.S. Supreme Court term and how the COVID-19 pandemic might impact personal rights and freedoms. “Personal Rights After the Coronavirus and the 2019-20 U.S. Supreme Court Term” will be presented by attorney Richard “Dick” Holper from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16.
For its current term that began on Oct. 1, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear numerous cases dealing with individual rights. The coronavirus pandemic has cancelled sessions that were scheduled for March 23 and April 20 and forced the May 5 session to be conducted remotely. The presentation will provide an overview of what the Supreme Court decided during its current term.
Holper has practiced law as a trial and business lawyer in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. He has served on both federal and state community defender panels representing juvenile Native American clients and other clients charged with federal and state crimes, a practice requiring application of constitutional principles of due process, equal protection and the Bill of Rights. Holper, a graduate of Marquette University and the University of Louisville Law School, also served as an adjunct professor at Hamline University School of Law and at William Mitchell College of Law, both in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The lecture is free and open to the public, but participants must register by June 15 at www.montana.edu/wonderlust/. After registration participants will receive an email with the Webex link and instructions to join the program.
The presentation will be recorded and available online. Interested individuals can sign up for Wonderlust’s mailing list at www.montana.edu/wonderlust/newsletter/ to be notified when it is accessible.
For more information, contact Bobbi Geise at 406-994-6550 or bobbi.geise@montana.edu.
Wonderlust is a program of Academic Technology and Outreach at MSU. ATO works across the university to support and advance its land-grant mission through unique and innovative opportunities for outreach and engagement. •
