The Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium
The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue
A Look at the October 2007 and October 2008 Terms
To celebrate Constitution Day and the publication of the seventh volume of the annual Cato Supreme Court Review.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
F.A. Hayek Auditorium
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Five (5) Virginia CLE credits will be available. For credit in other states, please contact your state accrediting board.
Symposium Program
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Registration F. A. Hayek Auditorium Foyer |
| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks — F. A. Hayek Auditorium Roger Pilon Vice President for Legal Affairs and Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute Introduction Ilya Shapiro Editor in Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review |
| 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Panel 1: The Constitution Restored? Revisiting the First, Second, and Fourth Amendments Moderator: Ilya Shapiro Editor in Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Clark Neily Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice Erik Jaffe Principal, Law Office of Erik S. Jaffe P.C. Luke M. Milligan Assistant Professor of Law, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville Download video of the Panel Discussion |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch — Wintergarden |
| 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Panel 2: Challenges at Home and Abroad: International Law and The War on Terror Moderator: Roger Pilon Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute Marty Lederman Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Jeremy Rabkin Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law Ilya Shapiro Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute Download video of the Panel Discussion |
| 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Panel 3: The Business of the Court: Securities, Energy, Regulation Moderator: Ilya Shapiro Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Adam C. Pritchard Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School Richard P. Bress Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP Rebecca K. Wood Partner, Sidley Austin LLP Download video of the Panel Discussion |
| 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 – 5:00 p.m. | Panel 4: Looking Ahead: October Term 2008 Moderator: Roger Pilon B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute Thomas C. Goldstein Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP Eugene Scalia Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Bradford Berenson Partner, Sidley Austin LLP Download video of the Panel Discussion |
| 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture: Is the Constitution Libertarian? Randy Barnett Professor of Legal Theory, Georgetown University Law Center Download video of the Panel Discussion |
| 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception — Wintergarden |