**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](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day_%28United_States%29) and the publication of the seventh volume of the annual *[Cato Supreme Court Review](/pubs/scr/index.html).***

****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](/people/pilon.html)** Vice President for Legal Affairs and Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute Introduction **[Ilya Shapiro](/people/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](/people/ilya-shapiro)[](/people/moller.html)** 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](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2008/cc-09-17-08-01.mp4) [Download a podcast of the Panel Discussion](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2008/cca-09-17-08-1.mp3) |
| **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](/people/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](/people/ilya-shapiro)** Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute [Download video of the Panel Discussion](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2008/cc-09-17-08-02.mp4) [Download a podcast of the Panel Discussion](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2008/cca-09-17-08-2.mp3) |
| **2:15 – 3:30 p.m.** | **Panel 3: The Business of the Court: Securities, Energy, Regulation** Moderator: **[Ilya Shapiro](/people/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](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2008/cc-09-17-08-03.mp4) [Download a podcast of the Panel Discussion](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2008/cca-09-17-08-3.mp3) |
| **3:30 – 3:45 p.m.** | Break |
| **3:45 – 5:00 p.m.** | **Panel 4: Looking Ahead: October Term 2008** Moderator: **[Roger Pilon](/people/pilon.html)** 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](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2008/cc-09-17-08-04.mp4) [Download a podcast of the Panel Discussion](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2008/cca-09-17-08-4.mp3) |
| **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](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2008/cc-09-17-08-05.mp4) [Download a podcast of the Panel Discussion](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2008/cca-09-17-08-5.mp3) |
| **6:00 – 7:00 p.m.** | Reception — *Wintergarden* |