Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20001-5403
Phone (202) 842 0200
Fax (202) 842 3490
 Contact Us
Support Cato


Hi-Res Photo

Robert A. Levy

Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies

Bob Levy joined Cato in 1997 after 25 years in business. He is a director of the Institute for Justice and a member of the board of visitors of the Federalist Society. Levy received his Ph.D. in business from the American University in 1966. That year he founded CDA Investment Technologies, a major provider of financial information and software. Levy was chief executive officer of CDA until 1991. He then earned his J.D. in 1994 from George Mason University, where he was chief articles editor of the law review. The next two years he clerked for Judge Royce C. Lamberth on the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., and for Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Levy has written numerous articles on investments, law, and public policy. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, National Review, Weekly Standard, Journal of the American Medical Association and many other publications. He has also discussed public policy on national radio and TV programs, including ABC’s Nightline, CNN’s Crossfire, Fox’s The O’Reilly Factor, MSNBC’s Hardball, and NBC’s Today Show. Levy’s latest book is Shakedown: How Corporations, Government, and Trial Lawyers Abuse the Judicial Process, published by the Cato Institute in November 2004.

Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: rlevy@cato.org

Speaking Topics

Selected Media Appearances TV

Bob Levy on the Pledge of Allegiance and the U.S. Constitution, WGUF-FM Constitutionally Speaking, October 19, 2004 [Real Media]

Bob Levy on the philosophy of the Cato Institute, WGUF-FM Constitutionally Speaking, October 19, 2004 [Real Media]

Bob Levy on civil liberties, WGUF-FM Constitutionally Speaking, October 19, 2004 [Real Media]

Bob Levy on school choice, WGUF-FM Constitutionally Speaking, October 19, 2004 [Real Media]

Bob Levy on campaign finance laws and the first amendment, WGUF-FM Constitutionally Speaking, December 2, 2004 [Real Media]

Bob Levy on tobacco and smoking bans, WGUF-FM Constitutionally Speaking, December 2, 2004 [Real Media]

Bob Levy on medical marijuana and federal drug laws, WGUF-FM Constitutionally Speaking, December 2, 2004 [Real Media]

Bob Levy on obesity and tobacco lawsuits, WGUF-FM Constitutionally Speaking, December 2, 2004 [Real Media]

Robert Levy debates the "Do Not Call" list, Fox News Bill O'Reilly, September 26, 2003 [Real Media]

Bob Levy debates privacy and airline ticketing, MSNBC, May 23, 2002 [Real Media]

Bob Levy debates a California jury's $3 billion verdict against Philip Morris, MSBC Barnicle, June 7, 2001 [Real Media]

Bob Levy discusses the Microsoft case, CNBC Geraldo, April 3, 2000 [Real Media]

Published Works by Robert A. Levy

Books

Shakedown: How Corporations, Government, and Trial Lawyers Abuse the Judicial Process (2004)

Cato Supreme Court Review: 2003-2004, co-editor and contributor (2004)

Cato Supreme Court Review: 2002-2003, co-editor and contributor (2003)

Cato Supreme Court Review: 2001-2002, co-editor and contributor (2002)

Studies

"Can Tort Reform and Federalism Coexist?" by Michael I. Krauss and Robert A. Levy, Cato Policy Analysis no. 514, April 14, 2004.

"Tennessee v. Lane: How Illegitimate Power Negated Non-Existent Immunity," Cato Supreme Court Review: 2003-2004, pp. 161-184.

"The Conservative Split on Punitive Damages State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell," Cato Supreme Court Review: 2002-2003, pp. 159-186.

"When State Dignity Trumps Individual Rights" Cato Supreme Court Review: 2001-2002, pp. 31-56.

"Pistol Whipped: Baseless Lawsuits, Foolish Laws," Cato Policy Analysis no. 400, May 9, 2001.

"Microsoft's Appealing Case," by Robert A. Levy and Alan Reynolds, Cato Policy Analysis no. 385, November 9, 2000.

"Microsoft Redux: Anatomy of a Baseless Lawsuit," Cato Policy Analysis no. 352, September 30, 1999.

"Microsoft and the Browser Wars: Fit To Be Tied," Cato Policy Analysis no. 296, February 19, 1998.

"Tobacco Medicaid Litigation: Snuffing Out the Rule of Law," Cato Policy Analysis no. 275, June 20, 1997.

Opinion and Commentaries

"Do's and Don'ts of Tort Reform," the Freeman, May, 2005.

"Playing Chicken Roulette," by Robert A. Levy and Alan Gura, March 23, 2005.

"Tort Reform as if Federalism mattered," FOXNews.com, December 16, 2004.

"Courts Defend Guns," the American Spectator, December 3, 2004.

"The Case Against Antitrust," Apple Daily, November 17, 2004.

"Smokers Already are Paying a High Cost for Their Habit," the Chicago Sun-Times, November 13, 2004.

"Republicans Take Their Shot at Tobacco Jackpot Justice," A Cato Daily Commentary, October 13, 2004.

"Future of Federalism Is in Voters' Hands," the National Law Journal, October 4, 2004.

"Let the Courts Resolve the D.C. Gun Ban," Nationalreview.com, October 1, 2004.

"What the Supreme Court Really Said about Jose Padilla," Legal Times, August 2, 2004.

"Let's Cap the Damage to the Constitution," FOXNews.com, July 29, 2004.

"No Smoking at the Beach?" A Cato Daily Commentary, June 29, 2004.

"The Food, Drug & Nanny Administration," A Cato Daily Commentary, June 21, 2004.

"Wagering War," Managerial and Decision Economics 25, June 1, 2004.

"Too Fat: Federal Powers Need a Constitutional Diet," by Michael I. Krauss and Robert A. Levy, Foxnews.com, March 31, 2004.

"A Welfare State for Aggrieved Market Losers," A Cato Daily Commentary, March 25, 2004.

"The Gore-Dean Endorsement: Campaign Finance Loophole?" A Cato Daily Commentary, January 7, 2004.

"Liquor and Beer Ads Are Not the Problem," the Chicago Tribune, December 8, 2003.

"Even Telemarkets Should Be Protected by the Constitution," Investor's Business Daily, October 10, 2003.

"Turn the Ringer Off: Speedy legislation is not the answer to a quiet dinnertime.," Nationalreview.com, October 2, 2003.

"U.S. Steps on Rights of Imprisoned 'Dirty Bomb' Suspect," the Chicago Sun-Times, August 11, 2003.

"Battle of the Ban," by Robert A. Levy and Gene Healy, the Washington Times, July 23, 2003.

"County Goes Too Far Again ," the Washington Post, July 10, 2003.

"Discriminate but Obfuscate: The Court's message to universities," Nationalreview.com, June 27, 2003.

"Constitutional Malpractice," the American Prowler, April 22, 2003.

"What Are They Smoking at the Justice Department?" A Cato Daily Commentary, April 17, 2003.

"Taking the D.C. Gun Ban To Court," the Washington Times, February 28, 2003.

"Antitrust," Chapter 38 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Challenging the D.C. Gun Ban," FoxNews.com, February 19, 2003.

"Guns and Federalism," Chapter 19 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Restoring the Right to Bear Arms," Chapter 18 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Tobacco and the Rule of Law," Chapter 16 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"USA PATRIOT Act and Domestic Detention Policy," Chapter 12 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Antitrust: The Case for Repeal," the American Spectator, May 2000, as "The Microsoft Moral: Repeal the Antitrust Laws, for Starters."

"Why Civil Libertarians Are Concerned," A Cato Daily Commentary, November 28, 2002.

"Assaults on Liberty," the Orange County Register, November 24, 2002.

"Microsoft: The States' Last Hurrah," Nationalreview.com, November 8, 2002.

"Bloomberg Smokes Out Property Rights," Nationalreview.com, October 9, 2002.

"Torricelli-to-Lautenberg: Perverting the Rule of Law," A Cato Daily Commentary, October 7, 2002.

"Hamdi Case Reveals Unchecked Power of President Bush," A Cato Daily Commentary, August 30, 2002.

"Fat City for Trial Lawyers," A Cato Daily Commentary, August 28, 2002.

"United We Stand, but We'll Snoop Divided," A Cato Daily Commentary, July 25, 2002.

"I Spy," Nationalreview.com, July 18 2002.

"Citizen Padilla: Dangerous Precedents," Nationalreview.com, June 24, 2002.

"City Gun Suits Are No Business of Congress," A Cato Daily Commentary, May 27, 2002.

"Terrorists Prefer 'Gun-Free' Zones," A Cato Daily Commentary, May 8, 2002.

"The Malign Nine vs. Microsoft," A Cato Daily Commentary, May 8, 2002.

"51 Antitrust Enforcers: 50 Too Many," A Cato Daily Commentary, March 27, 2002.

"School Choice: It Works and It's Constitutional," A Cato Daily Commentary, February 20, 2002.

"Parents Choose," Cleveland.com, February 14, 2002.

"Shays-Meehan Ad Nauseam," A Cato Daily Commentary, February 13, 2002.

"The Microsoft Decision - Part 2 of 2: Prospects for the Company, Implications for Antitrust," TechKnowledge, July 11, 2001.

"The Microsoft Decision - Part 1 of 2: The Appeal Ends, The Trial Resumes," TechKnowledge, July 11, 2001.

"Legislation Plays Party Favorites While It Tries to Scrap Free Speech," Detroit News, March 20, 2001.

"Estimating the Numbers of Smoking-Related Deaths," Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 284, no. 1, November 8, 2000.

"Show Me the Documents," Reason, April 2000.

"Lies, Damned Lies & 400,000 Smoking-Related Deaths," Regulation, vol. 21, no. 4, 1998.


Upcoming Events

Cato Institute • 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. • Washington D.C. 20001-5403
Phone (202) 842-0200 • Fax (202) 842-3490