The hopkins Forum
A new nonpartisan live debate series from Johns Hopkins University and Open to Debate that will consist of eight live events in Washington, DC and Baltimore of the course of two years.
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Past events
The Hopkins Forum: The Future of the Supreme Court
On January 30, 2025, four notable guests from across the political spectrum shared the stage at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., to discuss the future of the Supreme Court and possible reforms: Jeff Flake, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and a former member of the Senate Judiciary Committee; Jamal Greene, professor of law at Columbia Law School and prominent Supreme Court commentator; Cristina Rodriguez, co-chair of President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court Commission; and Jeff Sessions, former U.S. attorney general and senator. John Donvan, moderator-in-chief of Open to Debate since 2008, moderated the discussion.