The Supreme Court’s “Shadow Docket” with Law Professor Vik Amar ‘88 JD

The Yale Club of Sacramento cordially invites you to a timely and informative presentation by Professor Vikram Amar ‘88 JD

You won’t want to miss this engaging and thought-provoking discussion. We have also invited the Harvard Club of Sacramento.

DATE:  Sunday, October 26, 2025
TIME:  9 a.m. to 12 noon
LOCATION:  McKinley Village Clubhouse, 3340 McKinley Village Way, Sacramento
AGENDA:

9-9:30 a.m. ~ Enjoy refreshments and mingle
9:30-11 a.m. ~ Presentation
11-11:30 a.m. ~ Q&A
11:30 a.m.- 12 noon ~ Wrap Up

COST:  $25 pp | $15 recent grads

Coffee and light refreshments provided. Advance registration required.

Sincerely,

Lulu Wong, YC 1990, President, Yale Club of Sacramento

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Professor Vikram Amar ‘88 JD is one of the most eminent and frequently cited authorities in constitutional law, federal courts, and civil procedure. He has co-authored several books including Treatise on Constitutional Law (along with our 2024 Redpath speaker, Yale Law Professor Akhil Amar), Constitutional Law: Cases and and Materials and more than 100 scholarly articles in leading law reviews and legal compilations.  He writes a biweekly column on constitutional matters for Justia.com and is co-author (with Akhil Amar) of a biweekly column for Scotusblog.com. He is a frequent commentator on national and local TV and radio, and has written dozens of op-ed pieces for major newspapers and magazines.

A strong proponent of public and professional engagement, Professor Amar is an elected member of the American Law Institute and has served as a consultant for, among others, the National Association of Attorneys General, the United States Department of Justice, the California Attorney General's Office, the ACLU of Southern California, and the Center for Civic Education.

Professor Amar earned his B.A. from UC Berkeley and his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was the articles editor for the Yale Law Journal. He clerked for Justice Harry A. Blackmun of the United States Supreme Court before joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he handled a variety of complex civil and white-collar criminal matters. Professor Amar was the first person of South Asian heritage to clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court and the first American-born person of Indian descent to serve as a dean of a major American law school.