The Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium
The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue
A Look at the October 2013 and 2014 Terms
To celebrate Constitution Day and the publication of the thirteenth annual Cato Supreme Court Review.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
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 Vice President for Legal Affairs and Director, Center for Constitutional Studies Cato Institute Introduction Ilya Shapiro Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies and Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Panel I: The First Amendment Moderator: Ilya Shapiro Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Nadine Strossen, Professor of Law, New York Law School P.J. O’Rourke, H.L. Mencken Research Fellow, Cato Institute Eric Rassbach, Deputy General Counsel, Becket Fund |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. | Panel II: Federalism and Separation of Powers Moderator: Roger Pilon Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute Noel Francisco, Partner, Jones Day David Bernstein, Professor of Law, George Mason University Law School Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center |
| 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. | Panel III: Labor Relations, Cell Phones, and Contraceptives Moderator: Trevor Burrus Research Fellow, Cato Institute Jacob Huebert, Senior Attorney, Illinois Policy Institute Jim Harper, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Ed Whelan, President, Ethics & Public Policy Center |
| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. | Panel IV: Looking Ahead: October Term 2014 Moderator: Ilya Shapiro Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Michael Carvin, Partner, Jones Day Tom Goldstein, Partner, Goldstein & Russell LLP Richard Wolf, Supreme Court Reporter, USA Today |
| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture Judicial Minimalism and Its Limits Hon. Diane Sykes U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Reception |