Constitution Day at Cato Institute

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On September 17, the Cato Institute will host the 23rd Annual Constitution Day. The theme of this year’s event is The Supreme Court: Past and Proluge, A Look at the 2023 and 2024 Terms. Below is a look at the schedule that attendees can expect:

Schedule

10:35 – 10:45 AM

Welcoming Remarks

Thomas Berry, Legal Fellow and Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Panel I: Separation of Powers

Jack Beermann, Boston University School of Law
Will Yeatman, Pacific Legal Foundation
Sean McElroy, Fenwick & West LLP

Moderated by Thomas Berry, Legal Fellow, Cato Institute

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 – 2:15 PM

Panel II: Technology and Speech

Thomas Berry, Legal Fellow, Cato Institute
Derek Bambauer, Levin College of Law, University of Florida
Anya Bidwell, Institute for Justice

Moderated by Brent Skorup, Legal Fellow, Cato Institute

2:15 – 2:30 PM

Break

2:30 – 3:45 PM

Panel III: Novel Constitutional Questions

Clark Neily, Senior Vice President for Legal Studies, Cato Institute
John Stinneford, Levin College of Law, University of Florida
Ilya Somin, Professor of Law, George Mason University, and B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

Moderated by Walter Olson, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

3:45 – 4:00 PM

Break

4:00 – 5:00 PM

Panel IV: Looking Ahead: October Term 2024

Jeremy Broggi, Wiley Rein LLP
Kimberly Robinson, Bloomberg Law

Moderated by Clark Neily, Senior Vice President for Legal Studies, Cato Institute

5:00 – 5:15 PM

Break

5:15 – 6:15 PM

Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture

Hon. Neomi Rao, US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit