[applause] good morning. Im from the school of law and pleased to welcome you to the seventh annual u. C. I. Law Supreme Court determined review event. Our first event was held in the closet. So were expanding. This event brings together the law school, the university, and the larger and broader Orange County community to talk about one of the most important but most publicly neglected institutions, the United States Supreme Court. We have a unusually bright group of scholars to talk about the changes to come in the terms ahead. I ore turning to the program want to thank the organizations that made it possible, the irvine buckley theater, the special events Team Including Amanda Stegall and from the law school on new interim dean, son richardson and colleen, and ryan hadusk, jimmy lee, javier miranda, lou alvarez and Victor Quadros and for cspan for recording this event for the first time. I also want to single out for special thanks the man in the middle of the stage, u. C. I. Ounding
[applause] good morning. Im from the school of law and pleased to welcome you to the seventh annual u. C. I. Law Supreme Court determined review event. Our first event was held in the closet. So were expanding. This event brings together the law school, the university, and the larger and broader Orange County community to talk about one of the most important but most publicly neglected institutions, the United States Supreme Court. We have a unusually bright group of scholars to talk about the changes to come in the terms ahead. I ore turning to the program want to thank the organizations that made it possible, the irvine buckley theater, the special events Team Including Amanda Stegall and from the law school on new interim dean, son richardson and colleen, and ryan hadusk, jimmy lee, javier miranda, lou alvarez and Victor Quadros and for cspan for recording this event for the first time. I also want to single out for special thanks the man in the middle of the stage, u. C. I. Ounding
Insurance. So typical and common for people. Put it off. When julia finally saw a doctor without still without insurance, she learned she had a brain tumor, and she was eligible for coverage. Under connecticuts Medicaid Expansion program, which was created by the Affordable Care act. In her words, it was a godsend. I raise these stories in part because as you know, im sure, protection for people who suffer from preexisting conditions is, in fact, on the line. In this case that will come to the Supreme Court only a week after the election. I want to be chriscal clear because you stated to senator feinstein that and im going to quote, so far as i know the case next week doesnt present that issue. Its not a challenge to preexisting conditions, coverage, or to the extreme lifetime maximum relief from a cap. And technically youre right, but, its a big but, if the trial court is upheld and theres no severability, the entire act goes down. That is what the Trump Administration is asking the c
Structure of the constitution was saying that we dont need to enumerate rights because the assumption is you have a right unless a prohibition was created. How would you expand upon it more eloquently sins you teach this stuffs . I think that is an adequate description of the assumptions underlying our constitution, that the assumption was that if congress had limited power, it wouldnt have the ability to infringe rights in the first place. And of course at the time the constitution was ratified, the states were thought to have, because the people are closer to their state governments, you know, states thats the point of federalism, citizens can have more policies and more influence over their state legislatures than the federal government. What role does the decorat n declaration play . The declaration of independent dense is an ex presence of ideals and our desire to be free of england. Its not law, however. The constitution is law. So the constitution is our foundational law and gov
And we have a freedom assumption on people and a prohibition assumption on government. So prior to the bill of rights the structure of the constitution was saying that we dont need to enumerate rights because the assumption is you have a right unless a prohibition has been created. That is a fair way to think about it . How would you expand upon it more eloquently since you teach this stuff . You are far more eloquent than i, senator sasse. No, i think that is an accurate description of the assumptions underlying our constitution, that the assumption was that if congress had limited power, it wouldnt have the ability to infringe rights in the first place. Of course at the time the constitution was ratified, the states were thought to have because the people are closer to their state governments, states well, thats the point of federalism, right, that citizens can have different policies in states and more influence over their state governments and state legislatures than the federal go