please welcome professor randy barnett. [applause]. >> thank you, roger, for the introduction. it's a great pleasure as always to be back at cato and its is truly a pleasure to be here to celebrate the publication of helen knowles new book, "the tie goes to freedom". let me begin by saying to helen, helen, this is a marvelous book. you should be very proud of your congressman here i can sum up its virtues as follows: it's exceedingly well researched. it is impressively accurate about the intricate body of the constitutional cases and doctrine that it discusses. it is theoretically sensitive and insightful and it is beautifully and above all clearly written. notice i put the emphasis on clearly even about the booty-- beauty and i think you'll agree or at least i like you to know that the clarity of the book manifested here in the clarity of professor knowles presentation to you. she writes as clearly as she speaks. on the subject of the book is justice kennedy's jurisprudence helen was forced to expand to readers that complexity of constitutional decisions governing such topics

julia: georgetown law professor randy barnett.so is republican senator ron johnson from wisconsin. senator, great to have you with us. do you want to make a comment on the decision here today, the resignation of justice anthony kennedy? >> i agree with leader mcconnell. i want to thank justice kennedy for his service and wish him and his family while in his retirement, and i also agree with mcconnell, we will expeditiously move through our nomination process and i look forward to nominating and confirming a judge to the supreme court. by judge, we need an individual that will actually apply the law, not alter it. definition classic of a judge, and president trump has been nominating those kinds of individuals. those are the judges we have been confirming in the senate. we will come right back to you. i want to go live to president trump, who is speaking at the oval office. president trump: he is a man who is displaying great vision, he has displayed tremendous vision and tremendous heart, and he will be missed, but he will be reti

sports betting is all of a sugal áeverywherei nstead it just opens the door for ástates to decide randy barnettsor of constitutional law, georgetown law center: "up until this point, if the states tried to do that, they might be accused of actually aiding and abetting illegal federal conduct."the ceo of mgm resorts international says "we are already working with regulators to bring legal sports wagering in the states where we operate."and all of the major pro ásports leagues are áopen to the coming possibilitiesbut emphasize a commitment to maintaining the integrity of their respective games.the ncaa...where notably athletes are ánot paid...is still reviewing all of the implications but their chief legal office says "we will adjust sports wagering and championship policies to align with the direction from the court."utah senator hatch was one of the four original authors of the 1992 act struck down by the supreme court.he says there needs to be áfederal standards in place and that áhe plans to introduce legislation on the issue.randy barnett, professor of constitutional law, georgetown law cent