Welcome to the Cato Institute to an unprecedented book foryum. My name is ill ya shapiro. Im editor in chief. The latest volume of which were releasing this coming tuesday at our annual constitutional Day Conference i hope youll attend as well. Today, however, youre in for a different kind of treat. My good friend has written what will surely be considered the definitive account of a oncein alifetime case the constitutional challenge to obamacare. Not the definitive academic but the inside story of a legal and political tug of war that embroiled all three branches of government. The book, which the the wall street journal called excellent, offers unrivelled access to the key Decision Makers with interviews with more than 100 people that lived the journey. Academics, attorneys, activists. Now, 14 months have passed since chief Justice John Roberts made obamacares individual mandate attacks. I was in the courtroom that fateful june day, and my emotions quickly cycled through shock, denia
Thomas well start right back at 1 00. Thomas im a Research Fellow here at the cato Institutes Center for constitutional studies and managing editor of the cato review. I know how insanely cooperative and timely and patient for them to make it happen. Thanks everyone that trevor named and thanked in the First Amendment. We have a First Amendment panel at constitutional day. Its smack dab at the wheelhouse here at the levy center. This year was unusually light in one respect in i believe there was one on First Amendment speech and youll hear professor armijo speak about that. We have one case on First Amendment speech. One case on First Amendment religion clawses. And two cases on clauses. And two cases on the states doctrine which arguably touches on many of the same values as the freedom of speech and the press. Namely, the values of transparency and the open marketplace of ideas. On First Amendment speech, youll hear about a case that might have first seemed to concern municipal fine
Kind of treat. My good friend and sometime ago author has written what will surely be considered the definitive account of a onceinalifetime case, the constitutional challenge to obamacare. Not the definitive academic treatment on the Supreme Court ruling, let alone its indications for health care policy, but the inside story of a legal and political tugofwar that embroiled all three branches of government. The book was the wall street journal calls excellent offers unrivaled access to the key Decision Makers based on interviews with more than 100 people lived the journey. Academics to my attorneys and activists. Now, 14 months have passed since chief Justice John Roberts made obamacare individual mandate attacks. I was in the courtroom that fateful day in day and my emotions could recycle through shock, denial, anger, and a depression. [laughter] before settling into the bargaining stage of grieving. Still not over. To be sure, as i am sure randy will discuss, the decision was a const
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