Review of the major cases decided in the recently ended u. S. Supreme court term. The judicial nomination and confirmation process. After that, Federalist Society panelists will discuss this terms highprofile opinions. Hello. This is one of the chairs of the colorado federal society. My cochairs are on the wind today but you cannot see them on the screen. I want to thank everyone in our membership and in the audience for coming to todays wonderful presentation. This is one of our Flagship Events of the year. We are honored to have this panel to talk through the 2019 Supreme Court term with you. Im going to introduce our opening speaker then we will turn it over to our moderator who will then throw things off with the panel. We are looking forward to an interesting discussion today with a lot of diverse opinions. We are accepting questions in the q a box. If you have a question, you can open that box and submit a question at any time. We look forward to having a good number of questions
Of the Trump Administrations muslim ban, i would like to welcome the members of t the subcommittee and oversight and investigations to this hearing. We are happy to be working on this important issue with you all today. Id also like to thank all of the majorityminority members in staff of both subcommittees for coordination and flexibility while planning this joint hearing particularly given the cancellation of yesterdays vote, i want to note that because of the cancellation not every member is able to be here today, but i did make a point of talking to mr. Columns and mr. Buck to be assure that they would be okay with proceeding and they assured me that they were since mr. Bigg and zeldon will be here, we do appreciate that flexibility and our opportunity to learn more and to probe issues about this matter. I really do think the hearing in many ways is overdue for 2 and a half years the administration has been allowed to arbitrarily ban from predominantly muslim countries and no overs
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Investigation to this hearing. We are very happy to be working on the supporting issue with you all today. I also like to thank all of the majority and minority members and staff his above subcommittees for the coordination and flexibility while planning is hearing particularly given the cancellation of the yesterdays vote. I want to note that because of the cancellation modes, and every member is able to be here today. I did make a point of talking to mr. Colin, and mr. Bhatt to be assured that they were ok with proceeding and they assured me that they were right said mr. Big, mr. Selden will be here. We do appreciate that flexibility and her opportunity to learn more. To probate issues about this matter. I really do think the hearing in many ways is overdue. For two and half years, the administration has been allowed to arbitrarily to the United States individuals from predominantly muslim countries and there has been no oversight by the congress. Today, that oversight starts. As cam