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

## The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue

## *A Look at the October 2015 and 2016 Terms*

To celebrate [Constitution Day](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day_%28United_States%29) and the publication of the 15th annual [*Cato Supreme Court Review*](https://www.cato.org/pubs/scr/).

**Thursday, September 15, 2016 
10:30AM—7:00PM**

**Cato Institute 
1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW 
Washington, DC 20001**

## Symposium Program

| **10:00—10:30AM** | **REGISTRATION** |
|---|---|
| **10:30—10:45AM** | **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)**, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies and Editor-in-Chief, *Cato Supreme Court Review* |
| **10:45—12:00PM** | **PANEL I: CIVIL RIGHTS?** [Download video of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cc-09-15-16-01.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cca-09-15-16-01.mp3) Moderator: **[Ilya Shapiro](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro)**, Editor-in-Chief, *Cato Supreme Court Review* **Amy Wax**, Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School [**Josh Blackman**](https://www.cato.org/people/josh-blackman), Assistant Professor of Law, Houston College of Law **Hans von Spakovsky**, Senior Legal Fellow, Heritage Foundation |
| **12:00—1:00PM** | **LUNCH** |
| **1:00—2:15PM** | **PANEL II: HEALTHCARE, RELIGION, ABORTION, OH MY** [Download video of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cc-09-15-16-02.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cca-09-15-16-02.mp3) Moderator: **[Trevor Burrus](https://www.cato.org/people/trevor-burrus)**, Research Fellow, Cato Institute **Elizabeth Price Foley**, Professor of Law, Florida International University Law School **Mark L. Rienzi**, Associate Professor of Law, Catholic University Columbus School of Law [**David A. Hyman**](https://www.cato.org/people/david-hyman), Director, Epstein Program in Health Law & Policy, University of Illinois |
| **2:15—3:30PM** | **PANEL III: CRIMINALIZING PROPERTY** [Download video of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cc-09-15-16-03.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cca-09-15-16-03.mp3) Moderator: **[Roger Pilon](https://www.cato.org/people/roger-pilon)**, Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute **Emma Quinn-Judge**, Partner, Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP **David B. Smith**, Partner, Smith & Zimmerman PLLC [**Ilya Somin**](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-somin), Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School |
| **3:30—3:45PM** | **BREAK** |
| **3:45—5:00PM** | **PANEL IV: LOOKING AHEAD: OCTOBER TERM 2016** [Download video of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cc-09-15-16-04.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cca-09-15-16-04.mp3) Moderator: **[Ilya Shapiro](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro)**, Editor-in-Chief, *Cato Supreme Court Review* **Thomas C. Goldstein**, Partner, Goldstein & Russell P.C. **Glenn Harlan Reynolds**, Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law **Lyle Denniston**, Supreme Court Correspondent, National Constitution Center |
| **5:00—6:00PM** | **ANNUAL B. KENNETH SIMON LECTURE — STATE CONSTITUTIONS: FREEDOM’S FRONTIER [Download video of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cc-09-15-16-05.mp4) [Download podcast of the panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cca-09-15-16-05.mp3) **Hon. Clint Bolick**, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Arizona |
| **6:00—7:00PM** | **RECEPTION** |

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