Neil Gorsuch News
The Daily Signal reports on Neil Gorsuch’s approach to individual liberty, limited government, and how his decisions reflect a consistent conservative judicial philosophy.
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Supreme Court Punted on Protections for Religion in Workplace. Justice Gorsuch Wasn’t Having It.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday released various opinions and orders, as it does in the flurry of activity in the spring season that precedes the court’s summer recess. While most orders are released without commentary, among this week’s batch was a denial of a petition for writ of certiorari that included a strongly worded…Sarah Parshall Perry -
Justice Gorsuch’s Misguided Sex Discrimination Opinion Fails Logic Test
Justice Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion claims to apply a simple and straightforward test: “An employer violates Title VII when it intentionally fires an individual employee based in part on sex.” But he refuses to consider what applying this simple—in reality, simplistic—test actually requires. And not just under Title VII, but under every nondiscrimination law that includes “sex”…Ryan T. Anderson -
Gorsuch Helps Transform the Supreme Court Into the Supreme Legislature on LGBT Rights
In what dissenting Justice Samuel Alito called one of the most “brazen abuse[s]” of the Supreme Court’s authority, a six-member majority of the court led by Justice Neil Gorsuch has rewritten Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the definition of “sex.” Why bother trying…Hans von Spakovsky -
Senate Confirms ‘the Neil Gorsuch of Louisiana’ to High-Ranking Federal Bench
The Senate voted 50-47 on Tuesday to confirm all-star appellate lawyer Kyle Duncan to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Duncan is President Donald Trump’s 15th circuit court nominee to be confirmed since taking office. Dubbed by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry as “the Neil Gorsuch of Louisiana,” Duncan is currently a lawyer in private…Tiffany Bates -
Gorsuch Defends the Rule of Law in Immigration Case
If you take anything away from Justice Neil Gorsuch’s opinion concurring with the Supreme Court’s so-called “liberal” bloc in an immigration case this week, it should be his continued faithfulness to the rule of law and the separation of powers. In Sessions v. Dimaya, Justice Elena Kagan wrote the court’s opinion—joined by Justices Ruth Bader…John-Michael Seibler -
Neil Gorsuch Just Finished Year 1 on the Supreme Court. Here’s How He’s Making His Mark.
Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of Neil Gorsuch taking his seat on the Supreme Court. In his first year, he has proven to be—as Donald Trump promised during his campaign—“very much in the mold” of Justice Antonin Scalia, whom he succeeded on the court. Gorsuch quickly planted himself squarely in the textualist camp, aligning most closely with…Elizabeth Slattery -
Gorsuch Touts Originalism, Textualism in Address to Conservative Legal Society
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch touted the importance of faithfulness to the Constitution in an address during the 2017 National Lawyers Convention in Washington, D.C. “A person can be both a committed originalist and textualist and be confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States,” Gorsuch said at the event Thursday hosted by the…Rachel del Guidice -
NPR Legal Reporter Criticizes Gorsuch for Citing the Constitution
The newest Supreme Court justice, Neil Gorsuch, has made headlines since joining the court last spring—and not just for his written opinions. Pedantic. Boorish and juvenile. Annoying. In his colleagues’ faces. These are some of the harsh things liberal Court watchers have had to say about Gorsuch. It’s hard to square these comments with the…Elizabeth Slattery -
In Dissent, Justices Thomas and Gorsuch Defend the Second Amendment
The Second Amendment is subject to persistent threats these days, and it didn’t receive any help from a majority of the Supreme Court last week. By a margin of 7-2, the court denied review in a gun rights case out of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Peruta v. California. The decision leaves in…John-Michael Seibler -
Grading Neil Gorsuch After 2 Months on the Court
Justice Neil Gorsuch closed out his first two months on the Supreme Court this week, leaving conservatives cautiously optimistic about the future direction of the court. Though he only participated in a limited number of cases this term, his commitment to textualism was evident in these early opinions. If this is a sign of what’s…Elizabeth Slattery -
In His First Criminal Cases, Neil Gorsuch Already Mirroring Scalia
It is only Neil M. Gorsuch’s first month as an associate justice on the Supreme Court, but he is already showing just how similar his judicial philosophy is to that of his predecessor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia. In several difficult criminal law cases, Gorsuch has asked sharp questions from the bench and cast one…John-Michael Seibler -
Trump’s Gorsuch Success Paves Way for Nation Governed by Lawmakers, Not Judges
Long after Donald Trump has left the White House, Justice Neil Gorsuch will likely still be at the Supreme Court. Once it didn’t look like it would happen this way. And it’s to the enormous credit of the Trump White House—and the Trump campaign, which relentlessly focused on the Supreme Court—that it did happen. Of…Katrina Trinko -
Why We Have Mitch McConnell to Thank for Justice Neil Gorsuch
It couldn’t have been a more beautiful day for a Rose Garden ceremony to swear in Neil Gorsuch as the newest associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. And one decision, made by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell just over a year ago, is the reason it was all possible. Not guaranteed, but possible. When…Genevieve Wood -
Gorsuch Joins the Supreme Court With Nod to Scalia
Neil M. Gorsuch joined the Supreme Court on Monday morning as Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, for whom Gorsuch once clerked, administered the judicial oath of office in a formal Rose Garden ceremony. The White House event shortly after 11 a.m. followed a private swearing-in two hours earlier at the Supreme Court, where Chief Justice John…Caleb Ecarma -
4 Lessons Conservatives Should Learn From Getting Gorsuch Through
Leaders of organizations that worked to help win Senate confirmation for Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, say conservatives can learn valuable lessons from the process. “I think first of all you start with an incredibly talented, well-qualified candidate like Gorsuch and that makes the whole job easier,” Carrie Severino, chief counsel…Rachel del Guidice -
Neil Gorsuch to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy at Critical Time for the Nation
After four days of scrutinizing hearings and nearly a week of vociferous debate, the U.S. Senate has voted 54-45 to confirm Neil Gorsuch as an associate Supreme Court justice. Gorsuch’s sterling credentials and demonstrated fidelity to the Constitution and the rule of law should give all Americans confidence that he will be a fair and…Tiffany Bates -
Senate Confirms Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
The Senate voted 54-45 on Friday to confirm Judge Neil M. Gorsuch as the 113th person to serve on the Supreme Court. Gorsuch, a federal appeals court judge who was nominated Jan. 31 by President Donald Trump, will be sworn into office in two ceremonies Monday, the White House said. “As a deep believer in the…Caleb Ecarma -
Facing Democrat Filibuster on Gorsuch, McConnell Invokes Nuclear Option
Four years after Senate Democrats deployed the so-called nuclear option, Senate Republicans triggered it Thursday by a party-line vote of 52-48 to move President Donald Trump’s nominee closer to joining the Supreme Court. The successful bid by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to invoke the nuclear option means waiver of the 60-vote threshold to end debate on…Rachel del Guidice -
The 2 Cases That Prove Neil Gorsuch Is Right for the Supreme Court
As modern Supreme Court nomination hearings go, Judge Neil Gorsuch’s were surprisingly uneventful. One of his judicial decisions that drew fire is Hobby Lobby v. Burwell. That case determined whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act should prevent the federal government from imposing the Affordable Care Act’s regulatory contraceptives mandate on a particular family-owned business contrary…Hannah C. Smith -
After Clearing Committee Vote, Here’s What’s Next for Gorsuch
In a vote along party lines, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-9 to pass Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, out of committee. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Gorsuch’s nomination will now move to the Senate. Chairman @ChuckGrassley: The nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to be Associate Justice of #SCOTUS is…Rachel del Guidice