Conference 

# 18th Annual Constitution Day 

Date and Time 

September 17, 2019 10:30 AM - 7 PM EDT 

Location 

Hayek Auditorium, Cato Institute 

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[Ilya Shapiro](/people/ilya-shapiro)

Former Vice President and Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

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[Trevor Burrus](/people/trevor-burrus)

Former Research Fellow, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

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[Roger Pilon](/people/roger-pilon)

Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies

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[Andrew M. Grossman](/people/andrew-grossman)

Former Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute

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[Walter Olson](/people/walter-olson)

Senior Fellow, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

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## The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue

## *A Look at the October 2018 and 2019 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*](https://www.cato.org/pubs/scr/) and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up.

**Tuesday, September 17, 2019** 
10:30AM—7:00PM EDT 
**Cato Institute** 
F. A. Hayek Auditorium 
1000 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC

***CLE credit will be offered and the form will be distributed at the conference.***

## Symposium Program

| **10:30-10:45AM** | **Welcoming Remarks** [**Ilya Shapiro**](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro), Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute **Introduction** [**Trevor Burrus**](https://www.cato.org/people/trevor-burrus), Research Fellow in Constitutional Studies and Editor in Chief, *Cato Supreme Court Review* |
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| **10:45AM-12:00PM** | **Panel I: Old Amendments, New Developments** **Brianne J. Gorod**, Chief Counsel, Constitutional Accountability Center **Anthony J. Colangelo**, Professor of Law, Southern Methodist Univ. Dedman School of Law **Eric Baxter**, VP & Senior Counsel, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Moderated by [**Trevor Burrus**](https://www.cato.org/people/trevor-burrus), Editor in Chief, *Cato Supreme Court Review* [Download a podcast of the introduction and Panel I](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2019/cca-09-17-19-01.mp3) |
| **12:00-1:00PM** | **Lunch** |
| **1:00-2:15PM** | **Panel II: Constitutional Structure** **Paul J. Larkin Jr.**, The John, Barbara and Victoria Rumpel Senior Legal Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation [**Roger Pilon**](https://www.cato.org/people/roger-pilon), B. Kenneth Simon Chair, Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute **Braden H. Boucek**, Vice President of Legal Affairs, Beacon Center of Tennessee Moderated by [**William Yeatman**](https://www.cato.org/people/will-yeatman), Research Fellow, Cato Institute > [Download a podcast of Panel II](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2019/cca-09-17-19-02.mp3) |
| **2:15-3:30PM** | **Panel III: Property Rights, Antitrust, and the Census** **Joshua D. Wright**, Univ. Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason Univ. **Ilya Somin**, Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason Univ. [**Andrew M. Grossman**](https://www.cato.org/people/andrew-grossman), Partner, BakerHostetler, and Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute Moderated by [**Walter Olson**](https://www.cato.org/people/walter-olson), Senior Fellow, Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute [Download a podcast of Panel III](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2019/cca-09-17-19-03.mp3) |
| **3:30-3:45PM** | **Break** |
| **3:45-5:00PM** | **Panel IV: Looking Ahead: October Term 2019** **Elizabeth Slattery**, Legal Fellow, Heritage Foundation **Tom Goldstein**, Partner, Goldstein & Russell **Jan Crawford**, Chief Legal Correspondent, CBS News Moderated by [**Trevor Burrus**](https://www.cato.org/people/trevor-burrus), Editor in Chief, *Cato Supreme Court Review* [Download a podcast of Panel IV](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2019/cca-09-17-19-04.mp3) |
| **5:00-6:00PM** | **Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture: Judicial Independence and the Roberts Court** **Hon. Thomas Hardiman**, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Moderated by [**Ilya Shapiro**](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro), Director, Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute [Download a podcast of B. Kenneth Simon Lecture](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2019/cca-09-17-19-05.mp3) |
| **6:00-7:00PM** | **Reception** |

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