Widener University Commonwealth Law School’s Law and Government Institute invites you to the Annual John Gedid Lecture: The Court We Need: What's Really Wrong with the Supreme Court—and How and Why We Should Fix It on October 6, 2026 from 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Eastern. The event will be held at WLC Administration Building, The Wolfberg Courtroom, 3737 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Attend in person or via Zoom. This event is proudly sponsored by the Law & Government Institute.

The program features Stephen I. Vladeck, the Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Federal Courts at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Professor Vladeck is a nationally recognized expert on the Supreme Court, the federal courts, national security law, and military justice. He is the author of the New York Times-bestselling book The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.

Advance registration is required. Please register to receive attendance details and Zoom access information. This is a free event.

Email cwcle@widener.edu with questions.