mr. mcmahon's book is it since court -- his challenge to do just will -- judicial liberalism.ustice scalia makes remarks. >> good evening, my name is don air. i am a lawyer here in washington and i am also the chairman of the supreme court historical association. i was lucky enough to serve as a member this year of the selection committee of the griswold prize. i am pleased to welcome you to the prize lecture. before we proceed, given the surroundings we are in, i have to make sure that everyone turns up their cell phones tablets. if we do not do that, the system may not function right among other things. erwin griswold was surely one of the most remarkable lawyers of the last century.

mr. mcmahon, one of yet mr. mcmahon, one of the three witnesses that were called here today, testified before the house oversight committee in january. the same underlying issue was pending. yet the administration sent a witness. here they are unwilling to answer those same questions about whether the administration is willing to comply with the law. the letter this committee sent to treasury jack lew on may 27, i'm going enter that letter the record and i'll hold it open for one week for any additional material senators would like to add. with that i'd like to welcome the second panel to the table and will start immediately. [inaudible] >> he is a lawyer and he has the distinction of being my first call to the facts which i am sure they will hold them to account for all the mistakes they have made. we've got sir michael cannon who is the director of health studies and is a well-respected scholar on economics and healthcare. we have professor andy gray wall who is a professor of law at the university of iowa in i

mr. mcmahon's book is it since court -- his challenge to do just will -- judicial liberalism. justice scalia makes remarks. >> good evening, my name is don air. i am a lawyer here in washington and i am also the chairman of the supreme court historical association. i was lucky enough to serve as a member this year of the selection committee of the griswold prize. i am pleased to welcome you to the prize lecture. before we proceed, given the surroundings we are in, i have to make sure that everyone turns up their cell phones tablets. if we do not do that, the system may not function right among other things. erwin griswold was surely one of the most remarkable lawyers of the last century. distinguishing himself in many ways during his 65 year legal career. among other things, he was a renowned expert in tax law, he was a professor for a long time. he was the dean of the harvard loss goal for 21 years and he was solicitor general in an unprecedented and on succeeded phenomenon being appointed by lyndon johnson and being kept on for several years under sin. which we will hear abo

mr. mcmahon examines the strategy resident nixon used and how he hoped it would garner more votes in the 1972 presidential election, with opening remarks by supreme court antonin scalia, the supreme court historical society is the host of this event and includes the presentation of the urban griswold book prize, which was awarded to kevin mcmahon. >> good evening. my name is don air. i am a lawyer in washington and the chairman of the supreme court historical society's publication committee. i was honored to serve on the selection committee for the griswold prize and i am pleased to welcome you to the 2015 erwin griswold prize lecture. i have to ask everyone to make sure your cell phones, smart phones, tablets are turned off. they tell me if you do not do that the sound system may not function right, among other things. erwin griswold was surely one of the most remarkable lawyers of the last century, distinguishing himself in many ways during his 65-year legal career. among other things, he was a renowned expert in tax law. he was the dean of the harvard law school for 21 years and he wa