taken by slattery, . try is unity. taken by slattery, the try is there! in 1973 the team in the five we re there! in 1973 the team in the five were thrown into turmoil, nations were thrown into turmoil, with the events of bloody sunday escalate the violent conflict in northern ireland scotland and wales refused to travel to play the irish. in the 1970 35 nations the first match for ireland was scheduled to be here in dublin against england, but given the safety fears that had caused the scottish and welsh sides to travel the previous year, the big question was, would england come? john mcbride was the iconic irish sportsmen of all time and i asked him what the english team should do and that was exactly what i did and he came up with a very animated response, he said, david, you must come. don't let the terrorists win. not one can“ not on his feet on not one person not on his feet on this ground, this is tremendous. we we re this ground, this is tremendous. we were met by something we weren't expecting, the most massive and ear—splitting crescendo of nois

please join me in welcomeing elizabeth slattery. [applause] ms. slattery: thank you, john. on january 21 president trump announced his nomination. in his 10 years on the bench, judge gorsuch has been described as a judge who tries to originate the constitution according to its original meaning. during a confirmation hearing to become a judge, he explained that each case deserves the complete attention by the judge without being deiverted by -- being diverted by personal politics or what he ate for breakfast and promised to follow the law as written and not replace it with his own preference. in his 10 years on the bench he has done just that. the senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing in two weeks to discuss his philosophy and work on the bench. we have a panel here to discuss his most significant rulings on administrative law, free speech and religious libty. panelists, -- our in order to get to our panelists , i will keep their introductions very brief. first we will hear from ambassador c. boyd den grey, focused on constitutional and regulatory issues. he served

leading our discussion is elizabeth slattery.al fellow way our edwin meese three center for legal studies. slattery writes about the supreme court, separation of powers, judicial nominations and a variety of constitutional issues. she also manages heritage's a appellate advocacy programs. including court sessions, to prepare litigaters for oral argument in cases pending before the supreme court. please join me in welcoming elizabeth. [applause] elizabeth: thank you, john. president donald trump selected neil gorsuch, a judge on the 10th circuit court of appeals, to fill the supreme court vacancy left by justice scalia's passing last year. judge gorsuch has spent the last 10 years writing countless opinions and establishing himself as a thoughtful jurist who pays close attention to the text and original public meaning of laws and the constitution. he has an impressive judicial record, years of government service, including clerking for justice anthony kennedy. but what kind of colleague, friend and boss is judge gorsuch? we'll hea

lea leading our discussion, elizabeth slattery. she writes about the supreme court, separation of powers, judicial nominations, and constitutional issues. she also manages appellate programs to prepare for issues in the supreme court. elizabeth? >> thank you, john. president donald trump selected neil gorsuch to fill the supreme court slot vacated. and he's a thoughtful jurist that has an impressive judicial record and years of government service. but what kind of colleague, friend, and boss is judge gorsuch? we'll hear from a panel of clerks, but first, his former law partner and boss. mark hanson is a partner at a law firm with more than 30 years of experience. he's been the lead counsel in cases around the country. he's tried more than 30 cases to verdict, and has argued more than 20 appeals. he's a graduate of dartmouth college and harvard law school. plauz [ applause ] >> thank you very much. good afternoon, everybody. i wrote a title for my little talk today, it will be about 20 minutes. the title is, i knew him when. we all

please join me in welcoming elizabeth slattery. [ applause ] >> thank you, john. on january 31st plnt donald trump announced his nomination to supreme court vacancy left by justice scalia's passing last year. the president selected neil gorsuch, a jung on the tenth circuit federal appeals court based in colorado. in his ten years on the bench judge gorsuch has written countless opinions and he's been described as a judge who tries to interpret the constitution according to its original public meaning. during his confirmation hearing to become a judge on the appeals court, gorsuch explained that each case deserves the complete attention of the judge without being diverted by personal politics, policy preferences or what he ate for breakfast. he promised to follow the law as written and not replace it with his own preferences. in his ten years on the bench he's done just that. the senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing in two weeks to examine judge gorsuch's record and judicial philosophy. we have with us today a pachbl distinguished experts here to discuss