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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 2008 and October 2009 Terms
To celebrate Constitution Day and the publication of the eighth volume of the annual Cato Supreme Court Review.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
F.A. Hayek Auditorium
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
| About the Symposium | Registration |
Symposium Program
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks Roger Pilon Vice President for Legal Affairs and Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute Introduction Ilya Shapiro Editor in Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Panel I: Civil Rights and Federalism: Voting Rights, Equal Protection, and Preemption
Download Podcast of Welcoming Remarks and Panel 1
Moderator: Ilya Shapiro Editor in Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Kenneth L. Marcus Ackerman Chair, CUNY/Baruch College School of Public Affairs Roger Clegg President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity Roger Pilon Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. |
Panel II: The Many Kinds of Speech: Obscenity, Public Parks, Elections
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Moderator: Roger Pilon Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute Nadine Strossen Professor of Law, New York Law School; former President, ACLU James Bopp, Jr. General Counsel, James Madison Center for Free Speech Brad Smith Professor of Law, Capital University Law School; former Chairman, FEC |
| 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. | Panel III: Criminal Law: Revisiting the Fourth and Sixth Amendments
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Moderator: Timothy Lynch Director, Project on Criminal Justice, Cato Institute Erik Luna Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law Orin Kerr Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School Mark Chenoweth Senior Fellow in Legal Studies, Pacific Research Institute |
| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. | Panel IV: Looking Ahead: October Term 2009
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Moderator: Ilya Shapiro Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Jan Crawford Greenburg Legal Correspondent, ABC News Tom Goldstein Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center |
| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture: Natural Rights and the Effect of Partial Enumeration
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Hon. Michael W. McConnell Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (until August 31, 2009; as of September 1, 2009: Professor of Law and Director of the Constitutional Law Center, Stanford Law School) |
| 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Reception |
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In the Name of Justice
Leading judges and legal scholars explore the state of criminal law today and offer compelling examinations of key issues, including suicide terrorism, drug legalization, and the vast reach of federal criminal liability.
The Dirty Dozen
A non-lawyer’s guide to the worst Supreme Court decisions of the modern era. This is not a book just for lawyers. It’s for all Americans who want to understand how the Supreme Court can affect our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Cult of the Presidency
Examines how Americans have expanded presidential power over recent decades by expecting solutions for all national problems, and concludes by calling for the president’s role to return to its properly defined constitutional limits.
Gun Control On Trial
With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, the book delves into the monumental Heller case—where the Supreme Court ruled that individual citizens have the constitutional right to possess guns—to provide a compelling look at the inside stories of the forces that fought for and against the Second Amendment.
David's Hammer
An active judiciary is a key element in our government that ensures that limits are placed on executive and legislative action, constitutional rights are protected, and unelected bureaucrats are kept in check.