**The Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium**

## The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue

## *A Look at the October 2012 and 2013 Terms*

To celebrate [Constitution Day](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day_%28United_States%29) and the publication of the twelfth annual [*Cato Supreme Court Review*](https://www.cato.org/pubs/scr/).

**Tuesday, September 17, 2013 
10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.**

**Cato Institute 
1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20001**

## Symposium Program

| **10:00 — 10:30 a.m.** | Registration |
|---|---|
| **10:30 — 10:45 a.m.** | Welcoming Remarks **[Roger Pilon](https://www.cato.org/people/roger-pilon)** Vice President for Legal Affairs and Director, Center for Constitutional Studies Cato Institute Introduction **[Ilya Shapiro](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro)** Editor-in-Chief, *Cato Supreme Court Review* |
| **10:45 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.** | **Panel I: Equal Protection** [Download video of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cc-09-17-13-01.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cca-09-17-13-01.mp3) Moderator: **[Ilya Shapiro](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro)** Editor-in-Chief, *Cato Supreme Court Review* **Gail Heriot**, Professor of Law, University of San Diego Law School **Roger Clegg**, President, Center for Equal Opportunity **Elizabeth B. Wydra**, Chief Counsel, Constitutional Accountability Center |
| **12:00 — 1:00 p.m.** | Lunch |
| **1:00 — 2:15 p.m.** | **Panel II: Property, Money, and International Human Rights** [Download video of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cc-09-17-13-02.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cca-09-17-13-02.mp3) Moderator: **[Roger Pilon](https://www.cato.org/people/roger-pilon)** Vice President for Legal Affairs and Director, Center for Constitutional Studies Cato Institute **[Ilya Somin](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-somin)**, Professor of Law, George Mason University Law School **Andrew M. Grossman**, Associate, Baker & Hostetler LLP **Kenneth Anderson**, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law |
| **2:15 — 3:30 p.m.** | **Panel III: Patents and Class Actions** [Download video of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cc-09-17-13-03.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cca-09-17-13-03.mp3) Moderator: **[Walter Olson](https://www.cato.org/people/walter-olson)** Senior Fellow, Cato Institute **Gregory Dolin**, Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore Law School **David Olson**, Associate Professor of Law, Boston College Law School **[Mark Moller](https://www.cato.org/people/mark-moller)**, Associate Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law |
| **3:30 — 3:45 p.m.** | Break |
| **3:45 — 5:00 p.m.** | **Panel IV: Looking Ahead: October Term 2013** [Download video of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cc-09-17-13-04.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cca-09-17-13-04.mp3) Moderator: **[Ilya Shapiro](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro)** Editor-in-Chief, *Cato Supreme Court Review* **Howard Bashman**, Law Offices of Howard J. Bashman **Tom Goldstein**, Partner, Goldstein & Russell LLP **Marcia Coyle**, Supreme Court Reporter, *National Law Journal* |
| **5:00 — 6:00 p.m.** | **Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture Freedom of the Press: A Liberty for All, or a Privilege for Some?** [Download video of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cc-09-17-13-05.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cca-09-17-13-05.mp3) **Hon. David B. Sentelle** U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit |
| **6:00 — 7:00 p.m.** | Reception |