Well get started. Good morning, everyone ip im elizabeth slattery, legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation and this is a panel on the past Supreme Court term. So the Supreme Courts next oh, im sorry. The top one . Okay, there we go. The Supreme Courts next term starts . Just a few weeks but were here to reflect on the past term. I submit that the october term 2018 will more likely be remembered for Justice Brett kavanaughs confirmation hearings than for any particular case the court decided, and its too early to make sweeping statements about the impact of president Donald Trumps nominees to the court, though the rapid destruction of america, their opponents foresaw has yet to occur. Justices Brett Kavanaugh and neil gorsuch have however lived up to the chief justices declaration that we do not have obama judges or trump judges, bush judges or clinton judges. Like their predecessors, kavanaugh and gorsuch are their own men at times bucking expectations of how a trump judge will vote. T
Of the law and we will explore some of that today. This panel will focus on the highlights of the past term. The most important cases such as the census citizenship case and the political gerrymandering case and if you missed opportunities like the cases involving the nondelegation doctrine and deference to a ministry of agencies. Enough from me. We are fortunate to have with us today four distinguished panelists. And if i devoted the time there many achievements and positions deserved that would easily take about 90 minutes here. So i will keep their introductions extremely leave. Professor at Amherst College and founder and director of the James Wilson Institute on National Rights and the american founding. He has authored many books on politics, political philosophy and jurisprudence and his articles have appeared in professional journals as well as popular outlets including the wall street journal and national review. The henryan is salvatori professor of law and director of the ce
Okay. The Supreme Courts next term starts in a few weeks but we are here to reflect on the past term. I submit the october term 2018 will more likely be remembered for Justice Brett cavanaugh confirmation hearing and for any particular case the court decided. In and its too early to make sweeping statements about the impact of president Donald Trumps nominees to the court though the rapid description of america has yet to occur. This is Brett Kavanaugh and neil gorsuch have lived up to the chief justice declaration that we do not have obama judges or trump judges, bush judges or clinton judges. Kavanaugh and gorsuch are their own men, wrecking g expectations of how a trump judge will vote you are not tt cookiecutter republicans but local jurists with independent views of the law and will explore some of that today. This panel will focus on the highlights of past term, the most important cases such as the census Citizenship Question case and the political gerrymandering case and if you
A news show featuring the top headlines of the day from pop culture to politics, which are discussed by a rotating panel of four women and one man. Union and the president has to go in there. I dont know what the outcome is going to be but if he loses, it will be very bad for republicans. He went on that note, this is what congressman peter king thought about his appeal to voters. Rankandfile people, they identify with President Trump. Hes able to connect with them. He cuts through a lot of the washington talk and strikes a very responsive chord. So hes out there, people may not agree with everything he says, the fact is he is able to connect and its a ability to have paid Judge Napolitano i dont like anybody can dispute what congressman king just said. The race is going to be decided not by the base of republicans. Jessica , we cant dispute the president s ability to connect when hes having a rall rally. Troy balderson is an interesting republican because he has trump in case it can e
Live. Lets go to live and that it to see what is happening. Reporter not many protesters if any, a few journalists and a few senators because technically the senate is still in session between the vote that happened earlier today on friday and the actual confirmation vote tomorrow afternoon. You can see senator blumenthal, who has been tough about Brett Kavanaugh speaking. Unclear if he will change any minds. Republicans have not yet popped the corks but they are awfully confident about tomorrow afternoon. Loan democrat yes vote or joe manchin faced protesters. [shouting] reporter on the republican side Brett Cavanagh went numtwo3 with jeff flake as a yes. Passions are most inflamed, fear is most in jeopardy. Reporter it was an extra ordinary speech that mitch mcconnell, one of the best i ever heard. It came at the right time. Lisa murkowski took to the senate floor todd 45 to explain her loan republican no vote. He is a good man and learned judge, but in my conscience i could not conc