Every day the news covers key issues being heard by federal courts. You will learn about the basics of the federal judiciary and understand the formal federal judiciary position taken by the LWV US.

The presenter will be Karen Schaffer. Her bio follows:

Karen Schaffer was a public high school history and civics teacher and then had a longer career as a public sector attorney, serving in the General Counsel’s Office of the Metropolitan Council and as an Assistant Dakota County Attorney, retiring from the latter as First Assistant. She is a long-time member of LWV Roseville Area, serving in leadership and program over the decades. In 2012, she joined the Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues of Women Voters (CMAL) as a CMAL delegate, later serving as CMAL Chair from 2018 through 2025. She currently is as a member of the Board of Directors of LWV Minnesota. Though LWV remains her first avocation, she also enjoys being an election judge, gardening, reading, fishing and tap dancing.