What responsibility do states have in protecting the rights of their citizens? How should we think about rights like the freedom of speech — do rights operate primarily as a limit on government power, or do they protect the natural rights of the citizen? Which framework is more consistent with original understanding? What limits applied to freedoms of speech — to what extent were they regulable by government and for what ends? How were rights defended and enforced?

Prof. Randy Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Hon. Rohit Chopra, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Prof. Joshua Kleinfeld, Professor of Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Prof. Maimon Schwarzschild, Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law
Jonathan Urick, Associate Chief Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Litigation Center
Moderator: Hon. Kyle Duncan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit