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The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium
The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue
A Look at the October 2011 and 2012 Terms
To celebrate Constitution Day and the publication of the eleventh annual Cato Supreme Court Review.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
| About the Symposium | Registration |
Symposium Program
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks 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 I: Obamacare: Yes, We Were Serious All Along *
Moderator: Ilya Shapiro Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Randy Barnett Cormack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory, Georgetown University James F. Blumstein University Professor of Constitutional Law, Vanderbilt University Law School Erik S. Jaffe Law Offices of Erik S. Jaffe, P.C. * Subject to change depending on how the Supreme Court rules |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. |
Panel II: Increasing Protections for Property Rights
Moderator: Roger Pilon Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute Damien Schiff Principal Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation Jonathan Adler Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University Law School Ilya Somin Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University Law School |
| 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. |
Panel III: Frontiers of Criminal Law: GPS Surveillance, Immigration, and Fleeting Obscenity Moderator: Timothy Lynch Director, Project on Criminal Justice, Cato Institute Jim Harper Director, Information Policy Studies, Cato Institute Peter J. Spiro Charles R. Weiner Professor of Law, Temple University Law School John P. Elwood Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP |
| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. |
Panel IV: Looking Ahead: October Term 2012
Moderator: Ilya Shapiro Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review Kannon Shanmugam Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP Tom Goldstein Partner, Goldstein & Russell LLP David Savage Supreme Court Reporter, LA Times |
| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture
Hon. Paul Clement Bancroft PLLC, former Solicitor General |
| 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Reception |
| About the Symposium | Registration |
In the Name of Justice
Leading judges and legal scholars explore the state of criminal law today and offer compelling examinations of key issues, including suicide terrorism, drug legalization, and the vast reach of federal criminal liability.
The Dirty Dozen
A non-lawyer’s guide to the worst Supreme Court decisions of the modern era. This is not a book just for lawyers. It’s for all Americans who want to understand how the Supreme Court can affect our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Schools for Misrule
From Barack Obama (Harvard and Chicago) to Bill and Hillary Clinton (Yale), many of our current national leaders emerged from the rarefied air of the nation's top law schools. The ideas taught there in one generation often shape national policy in the next.
Gun Control On Trial
With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, the book delves into the monumental Heller case—where the Supreme Court ruled that individual citizens have the constitutional right to possess guns—to provide a compelling look at the inside stories of the forces that fought for and against the Second Amendment.
David's Hammer
An active judiciary is a key element in our government that ensures that limits are placed on executive and legislative action, constitutional rights are protected, and unelected bureaucrats are kept in check.