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Heller: Past, Present, and Future

Joseph Blotcher (Moderator), Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law
Alan Gura, Attorney, Gura PLLC
Dennis Henigan, Former Vice President, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and current Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Glenn Reynolds, Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Breakfast and Opening Remarks

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Heller in the Lower Courts

Brannon Denning, Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Dennis Henigan, Former Vice President, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and current Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
David Kopel, Research Director, Independence Institute; Associate Policy Analyst, Cato Institute; Adjunct Professor of Law, Denver University, Sturm College of Law
Hannah Shearer, Staff Attorney and Second Amendment Litigation Director, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Heller and Protected Persons

Honorable Richard Dietz (Moderator), Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
Alan Gura, Attorney, Gura PLLC
Mark Frassetto, Senior Counsel, Everytown for Gun Safety
Hannah Shearer, Staff Attorney and Second Amendment Litigation Director, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Lunch Service

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Lunch Panel: Justice Scalia’s Use of History in Heller

Paul Finkleman, President, Gratz College
Joyce Malcolm, Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University

12:20 PM - 1:20 PM

Heller and Public Carry Restrictions

Brannon Denning (Moderator), Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Joseph Blocher, Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law
Jonathan Lowy, Vice President for Litigation, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
George Mocsary, Assistant Professor of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law
Glenn Reynolds, Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Heller and “Assault Weapons”

David Kopel, Research Director, Independence Institute; Associate Policy Analyst, Cato Institute; Adjunct Professor of Law, Denver University, Sturm College of Law
Jonathan Lowy, Vice President for Litigation, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Allen Rostron, Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Closing Remarks

5:00 PM - 5:10 PM