We’re now three weeks away from the new Supreme Court term — I know you’re as excited as I am — and after a summer that included big opinions from The Nine, more confirmation hearings, and front-page district court decisions (on ObamaCare, immigration, and gay marriage), we roll into a fall full of even more legal intrigue. Indeed, the first Monday of October that marks the first high court arguments of the new season is pretty much the first day of school for us Court-watchers. And what better way to go back to school than to attend Cato’s ninth annual Constitution Day symposium this coming Thursday?


But don’t think that Constitution Day marks my re-emergence into the public sphere after a long six weeks slaving away at the Cato Supreme Court Review. No, that moment, when I opened my office door, shook off the cobwebs, and went forward into our glorious future came last week, with panels on ObamaCare and immigration reform at the University of Virginia and Liberty University, respectively. Those two law schools did a wonderful job in organizing and publicizing their events. And here’s the rest of my schedule through the end of October, many of which continue my ObamaCare debate challenge (events sponsored by the Federalist Society are asterisked):

  • Sept. 13 at 1pm at Boston University Law School — Preview of the New Supreme Court Term*
  • Sept. 14 at noon at Harvard Law School — Debate on the Constitutionality of Obamacare against Prof. Mark Tushnet*
  • Sept. 17 at noon at Rayburn House Office Building B‑340 — Capitol Hill Briefing on the Supreme Court and Economic Liberty
  • Sept. 20 at 5pm at Loyola University Law School (Chicago) — Panel on the Constitutionality of Obamacare*
  • Sept. 21 at noon at Northwestern University Law School (Chicago) — Preview of the New Supreme Court Term*
  • Sept. 22 at noon at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — Debate on the Constitutionality of ObamaCare*
  • Sept. 25 — George Mason law professor and Cato adjunct scholar Ilya Somin’s wedding — Please do congratulate him!
  • Sept. 28 at 12:30 — University of Kansas Law School — Debate on the Constitutionality of ObamaCare*
  • Sept. 29 at lunch — Kansas City Federalist Society Lawyers Chapter — ObamaCare and Missouri’s Prop C*
  • Sept. 30 at 8:30 — Missouri Bar Association Annual Meeting — Panel on the Supreme Court
  • Sept. 30 at 1pm — University of Missouri Law School — The Constitutionality of Obamacare*
  • Oct. 4 at 10am — U.S. Supreme Court — First Monday!
  • Oct. 5 at 5pm — Widener University Law School (Delaware) — The Constitutionality of Obamacare*
  • Oct. 9 at 7pm — Washington Capitals home opener against the New Jersey Devils (I’m a season-ticket holder)
  • Oct. 12 at noon — Lewis & Clark University Law School (Portland, OR) — TBD*
  • Oct. 12 in the evening — Portland Federalist Society Lawyers Chapter — TBD*
  • Oct. 13 at noon — Willamette University Law School — TBD*
  • Oct. 16 at 6pm — University of Toronto Schools Centennial Gala (Go Blues!)
  • Oct. 19 at noon — University of Southern California Law School (L.A.) — Immigration*
  • Oct. 20 at noon — Chapman University Law School — Immigration*
  • Oct. 21 at noon — Orange County Federalist Society Lawyers Chapter — TBD*
  • Oct. 22 all day — Chapman University Law School Nexus Journal of Law & Policy Symposium — “Citizens Divided on Citizens United: Campaign Finance Reform and the First Amendment”
  • Oct. 26 at lunch — Stanford University Law School — TBD*
  • Oct. 27 at noon — University of the Pacific Law School (Stockton, CA) — Debate on the Constitutionality of Obamacare*
  • Oct. 28 at 12:45 — University of California at Berkeley Law School — Debate on Judicial Activism*

If you come out to any of these events, please do come up and introduce yourself.