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The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium

The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue
A Look at the October 2006 and October 2007 Terms

To celebrate Constitution Day and the publication of the sixth volume of the annual Cato Supreme Court Review.

Monday, September 17, 2007
10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
F.A. Hayek Auditorium

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Washington, D.C. 20001

Five (5) Virginia CLE credits will be available. For credit in other states, please contact your state accrediting board.

Symposium Program

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Registration — F. A. Hayek Auditorium Foyer
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.	Welcoming Remarks — F. A. Hayek Auditorium Roger Pilon Vice President for Legal Affairs and Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute Introduction Mark Moller Editor in Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Panel 1: Rights Revisited: Affirmative Action, Partial Birth Abortion, and Property Rights Watch Welcoming Remarks and Panel 1 in Real Video Listen to Welcoming Remarks and Panel 1 in Real Audio Download Podcast of Welcoming Remarks and Panel 1 Moderator: Mark Moller Editor in Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Samuel Estreicher Professor of Law, New York University School of Law Nelson Lund Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law Roger Pilon Vice President, Cato Institute
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch — Wintergarden
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.	Panel 2: Spotlight on Law and Regulation: Massachusetts v. EPA, Watters v. Wachovia Bank, and Philip Morris v. Williams Watch Panel 2 in Real Video Listen to Panel 2 in Real Audio Download Podcast of Panel 2 Moderator: Mark Moller Editor in Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Andrew Morriss Professor, University of Illinois College of Law G. Marcus Cole Professor of Law, Stanford Law School Evan Tager Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.	Panel 3: Speech and Conscience: FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation and Davenport v. WEA Watch Panel 3 in Real Video Listen to Panel 3 in Real Audio Download Podcast of Panel 3 Moderator: Ilya Shapiro Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute Lillian BeVier Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law Richard Garnett Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School Erik Jaffe Partner, Law Offices of Erik S. Jaffe, P.C.
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.	Break
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.	Panel 4: Looking Forward: The October 2007 Term Watch Panel 4 in Real Video Listen to Panel 4 in Real Audio Download Podcast of Panel 4 Moderator: Roger Pilon B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute Tom Goldstein Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Bradford Berenson Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.	Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture — The Once and Future First Amendment Watch B. Kenneth Simon Lecture in Real Video Listen to B. Kenneth Simon Lecture in Real Audio Download Podcast of B. Kenneth Simon Lecture Hon. Janice Rogers Brown Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.	Reception — Wintergarden

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Center and use the 11th Street exit. Walk north so the lettered streets get higher (H, Eye, K, L,
Massachusetts). Make a right on L Street, and walk about 1 block. (See map)

The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue A Look at the October 2006 and October 2007 Terms

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The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue
A Look at the October 2006 and October 2007 Terms