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# 24th Annual Constitution Day 

### The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue 
*A Look at the 2024 and 2025 Terms* 

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Date and Time 

September 17, 2025 10:35 AM - 6:15 PM EDT 

Location 

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##### Featuring 

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[Thomas A. Berry](/people/thomas-berry)

Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

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[Matthew Cavedon](/people/matthew-cavedon)

Director, Project on Criminal Justice, Cato Institute

![Cynthia Crawford circle](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2025-08/cynthia-crawford-circle.jpeg?itok=kCNaZyeQ) 

Cynthia F. Crawford 

Senior Policy Counsel, Americans for Prosperity Foundation

![Vera Eidelman cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2021-06/vera-eidelman.jpg?itok=74HJh-2D) 

Vera Eidelman 

Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

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[Mike Fox](/people/mike-fox)

Legal Fellow, Cato Institute

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[Dan Greenberg](/people/dan-greenberg)

Senior Legal Fellow

![Patrick Jaicomo](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2025-08/patrick-jaicomo-circle.jpeg?itok=UAsF-aiS) 

Patrick Jaicomo 

Attorney, Institute for Justice

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Eli Nachmany 

Associate, Covington & Burling

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[Clark Neily](/people/clark-neily)

Senior Vice President for Legal Studies, Cato Institute

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[![Stephen Richer](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2025-04/Richer_Stephen.jpg?itok=xnKCC9Fz)](/people/stephen-richer) 

[Stephen Richer](/people/stephen-richer)

Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School

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Damien M. Schiff 

Senior Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation

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[Brent Skorup](/people/brent-skorup)

Former Legal Fellow, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies

![John Vecchione circle](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2025-08/john-vecchione-circle.jpeg?itok=FM8bC029) 

John Vecchione 

Senior Litigation Counsel, New Civil Liberties Alliance

![Larissa Whittingham circle](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2025-08/larissa-whittingham-circle.jpeg?itok=cHlgJQ-O) 

Larissa Whittingham 

Retail Litigation Center and Husch Blackwell LLP Alumna

![Ezra Young circle](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2025-08/ezra-young-circle.jpeg?itok=cCYykzsA) 

Ezra Young 

Law Office of Ezra Young

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Cato’s annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the US 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 terms and the important upcoming cases.

### Schedule

10:35 - 10:45 AM 

**Welcoming Remarks**

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM 

**Panel I: Administrative Law**

[**Larissa Whittingham**](https://www.cato.org/people/larissa-whittingham), Alumna, Retail Litigation Center and Husch Blackwell LLP 
[**Damien Schiff**](https://www.cato.org/people/damien-schiff), Senior Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation 
[**Eli Nachmany**](https://www.cato.org/people/eli-nachmany), Associate, Covington & Burling 
Moderated by [**Brent Skorup**](https://www.cato.org/people/brent-skorup), Legal Fellow, Cato Institute

12:00 - 1:00 PM 

**Lunch**

1:00 - 2:15 PM 

**Panel II: Suing the Government**

[**Matthew Cavedon**](https://www.cato.org/people/matthew-cavedon), Director, Project on Criminal Justice, Cato Institute 
[**Patrick Jaicomo**](https://www.cato.org/people/patrick-jaicomo), Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice 
[**Brent Skorup**](https://www.cato.org/people/brent-skorup), Legal Fellow, Cato Institute 
Moderated by [**Clark Neily**](https://www.cato.org/people/clark-neily), Senior Vice President for Legal Studies, Cato Institute

2:15 - 2:30 PM 

**Break**

2:30 - 3:45 PM 

**Panel III: Bill of Rights**

[**Cynthia Crawford**](https://www.cato.org/people/cynthia-f-crawford), Senior Policy Counsel, Americans for Prosperity Foundation 
[**Vera Eidelman**](https://www.cato.org/people/vera-eidelman), Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU 
[**Ezra Young**](https://www.cato.org/people/ezra-young), Law Office of Ezra Young 
Moderated by [**Thomas A. Berry**](https://www.cato.org/people/thomas-berry), Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

3:45 - 4:00 PM 

**Break**

4:00 - 5:00 PM 

**Panel IV: Looking Ahead: October Term 2025**

[**Mike Fox**](https://www.cato.org/people/mike-fox), Legal Fellow, Cato Institute 
[**John Vecchione**](https://www.cato.org/people/john-j-vecchione), Senior Litigation Counsel, New Civil Liberties Alliance 
Moderated by [**Dan Greenberg**](https://www.cato.org/people/dan-greenberg), Senior Research Fellow, Cato Institute

5:00 - 5:15 PM 

**Break**

5:15 - 6:15 PM 

**Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture**

[**Stephen Richer**](https://www.cato.org/people/stephen-richer), Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School

6:15 PM 

**Reception**

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