good of the country. the judge s first courtesy calls to senators begin in just hours. the latest, let s bring in cnn justice reporter laura jarrett live from washington for us this morning. good morning. good morning, christine. well, agency the president emphasized his remarks last night, this is a choice of neil gorsuch who has a really impressive background and resume. he s got degrees from columbia, harvard law school, oxford. he spent his teenage years in washington, d.c. incidentally, his mom was the first woman to head the environmental protection agency. he clerked on the supreme court for justice kennedy. and his judicial philosophy isn t a secret. he s described as predictively socially conservative, much like in the mold of the late justice scalia. he believes in original interpretation of the constitution. so, in terms of some of his more notable cases, he was one of the original judges in the hobby lobby decision, where the 10th
the white house did a very good keeping this a secret. and the theatrics surrounding it very well orchestrated. that s right, john. as the president announced last night, neil gorsuch has an impressive academy background. he s got degrees from columbia, harvard law school, oxford. he spent his teenage years in washington, d.c. incidentally, his mom was the first woman to head the environmental protection agency. he clerked on the supreme court for justice kennedy. and his judicial philosophy isn t a secret. he s described as predictively and socially conservative, much like in the mold of the late justice scalia. he believes in following an original interpretation of the constitution. now, on some of his more notable cases he was one of the original judges in the hobby lobby decision where the 10th circuit ruled that corporations can refuse to cover birth control under their employees health