Cato’s 12th Annual Constitution Day Conference, “The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue, A Look at the October 2012 and 2013 Terms” On December 15, 1791, following the ratification by the Virginia General Assembly, the Bill of Rights was signed into law. In the 12th Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture, the Honorable David B. Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit finds that freedom of the press has taken on a new meaning. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.