Neil Gorsuch speech at Trump hotel draws protests
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will headline his first Washington speech on Thursday, in an appearance that has angered liberal groups because it will be held at the Trump International Hotel.
The invite-only event celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Fund for American Studies, a conservative group, which said the venue was booked before Trump was President and Gorsuch was nominated.
"We chose the venue, we had no political agenda it's just a nice hotel and a new venue for us, " said Steve Slattery, a spokesman for the group.
As for Gorsuch, "we were looking for a speaker, Slattery said. "So we thought, 'let's invite Justice (Antonin) Scalia's replacement.'"
Gorsuch, whom Trump nominated in January and was confirmed in April, is not being paid for his appearance.
Some liberal groups, however have seized upon the event and that the luncheon will be held at President Donald Trump's hotel, a property that they say is part of how the President is violating the Constitution.
Groups such as People for the American Way, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and NARAL Pro -Choice America plan to protest the event. They signed a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts arguing that Gorsuch's decision to appear at the event "will undermine the court's public legitimacy as an entity above partisan politics."
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