17th Annual Constitution Day

Conference

September 17, 2018
10:30AM to 7:00PM EDT 2018-09-17 10:30:00 2018-09-17 19:00:00 America/New_York 17th Annual Constitution Day The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue A Look at the October 2017 and 2018 Terms Presented through the generosity of The George M. Yeager Family Foundation Cato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger. Monday, September 17, 2018 10:30AM—7:00PM EDT Cato Institute • F.A. Hayek Auditorium 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC 20001 About the Symposium | Registration Symposium Program 10:30-10:45AM Welcoming Remarks Roger Pilon, VP 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 10:45AM-12:00PM Panel I: First Amendment and the Culture Wars Moderator: Ilya Shapiro, Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review David F. Forte, Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Thomas C. Berg, James L. Oberstar Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of St. Thomas School of Law Robert McNamara, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice 12:00-1:00PM Lunch 1:00-2:15PM Panel II: Federalism and Government Structure Moderator: Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Cato Institute Mark Brnovich, Attorney General, Arizona Joseph Bishop-Henchman, Executive Vice President, Tax Foundation Jennifer L. Mascott, Assistant Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School 2:15-3:30PM Panel III: Big Controversies: Travel Ban, Gerrymandering & Cellphone Tracking Moderator: Clark Neily, Vice President for Criminal Justice, Cato Institute Josh Blackman, Associate Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law Houston Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Cato Institute Walter Olson, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute 3:30-3:45PM Break 3:45-5:00PM Panel IV: Looking Ahead: October Term 2018 Moderator: Ilya Shapiro, Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Erin E. Murphy, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Tom Goldstein, Partner, Goldstein & Russell, P.C. Mark Sherman, Reporter, Associated Press 5:00-6:00PM Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture: The Insufficiently Dangerous Branch: The Difficulty with the “Counter-Majoritarian Difficulty” Moderator: Roger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute George Will, Columnist, Washington Post 6:00-7:00PM Reception - https://www.cato.org/events/17th-annual-constitution-day Hayek Auditorium, Cato Institute

Hayek Auditorium, Cato Institute

The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue

A Look at the October 2017 and 2018 Terms

Presented through the generosity of The George M. Yeager Family Foundation

Cato’s annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger.

Monday, September 17, 2018
10:30AM—7:00PM EDT

Cato Institute • F.A. Hayek Auditorium
1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20001

About the Symposium | Registration

Symposium Program

10:30-10:45AM	Welcoming Remarks Roger Pilon, VP 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
10:45AM-12:00PM	Panel I: First Amendment and the Culture Wars Moderator: Ilya Shapiro, Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review David F. Forte, Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Thomas C. Berg, James L. Oberstar Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of St. Thomas School of Law Robert McNamara, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice
12:00-1:00PM	Lunch
1:00-2:15PM	Panel II: Federalism and Government Structure Moderator: Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Cato Institute Mark Brnovich, Attorney General, Arizona Joseph Bishop-Henchman, Executive Vice President, Tax Foundation Jennifer L. Mascott, Assistant Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School
2:15-3:30PM	Panel III: Big Controversies: Travel Ban, Gerrymandering & Cellphone Tracking Moderator: Clark Neily, Vice President for Criminal Justice, Cato Institute Josh Blackman, Associate Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law Houston Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Cato Institute Walter Olson, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
3:30-3:45PM	Break
3:45-5:00PM	Panel IV: Looking Ahead: October Term 2018 Moderator: Ilya Shapiro, Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Erin E. Murphy, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Tom Goldstein, Partner, Goldstein & Russell, P.C. Mark Sherman, Reporter, Associated Press
5:00-6:00PM	Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture: The Insufficiently Dangerous Branch: The Difficulty with the “Counter-Majoritarian Difficulty” Moderator: Roger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute George Will, Columnist, Washington Post
6:00-7:00PM	Reception

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