AP Photo/Susan Walsh WASHINGTON (AP) — With Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation as the 113th Supreme Court justice expected on Friday, it won’t be long before he starts revealing what he really thinks about a range of hot topics he repeatedly sidestepped during his confirmation hearing. In less than two weeks, the justices will take up a […]
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Neil Gorsuch is accused of plagiarism amid a heated Supreme Court confirmation fight
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s pick for the US Supreme Court, has been accused of including language from other authors in his own writing without proper attribution. Multiple news outlets reported Tuesday night that portions of one chapter in Gorsuch’s 2006 book, “The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia” and an […]
Gorsuch: Trump believed he could’ve won Colorado with more time
Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch says President Donald Trump told him he was disappointed he lost Colorado and believed that with more time he might have won. Gorsuch, a federal judge in Denver, made the disclosure during his confirmation hearing in the Senate on Tuesday. He says Trump brought […]
Al Franken slams Gorsuch over a ‘absurd’ dissent in frozen trucker case: ‘It makes me question your judgment’
Associated Press/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota blasted Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch during his confirmation hearing Tuesday over a 2016 dissent, calling the ruling “absurd” and saying it made him question Gorsuch’s judgment. Gorsuch was the only judge on the 10th Circuit to issue a dissent in the so-called “frozen trucker” ruling […]
Gorsuch, a Conservative Firebrand in College, Evolved Into a Conciliator
President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, set to appear before a Senate committee this week, wins praise from Democrats for his civility. But some high-school and college acquaintances remember him as a provocateur who took after his dynamic mother, a Reagan cabinet member. WSJ.com: What’s News US
Neil Gorsuch could be the Supreme Court’s wild card in criminal justice cases
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Neil Gorsuch wasn’t convinced that a teenager who made burping sounds in a classroom should be arrested, handcuffed and taken to juvenile detention in a police car. Gorsuch said the 13-year-old student from Albuquerque, New Mexico, should have been able to sue the arresting officer for excessive force. […]
Here are a few clues on how a Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch would vote on immigration reform
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque If Neil Gorsuch wins confirmation to the Supreme Court, he could cast the deciding vote on President Donald Trump’s travel ban against immigrants from certain countries. But it’s far from certain how he would vote. According to an Associated Press review of Gorsuch’s rulings, he has not written extensively about immigration policy during […]
Neil Gorsuch and a Truly Original(ist) Take on Modern America
Sean Braswell’s series, Augmented Reality, embellishes news and current events, giving reality a more interesting look and feel. A lot will be made in the coming days about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s “originalist” views of the Constitution, meaning that he tries to interpret it in a manner consistent with the original intent of […]
Here’s where Trump’s Supreme Court pick Gorsuch likely stands on controversial issues
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster In a dramatic primetime event on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that Judge Neil Gorsuch would fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant when Justice Antonin Scalia died last year. Observers immediately began speculating how conservative Trump’s choice is. Gorsuch, whom President George W. Bush appointed to the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals in […]
What to Know About Neil Gorsuch
It was a study in opposites: The braggadocious president introduced his latest nominee as “the very best judge in the country.” The nominee himself was humble and gracious, professing to be “acutely aware of my own imperfections.” Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court will reassure conservatives fretting over the fate of the rule of […]
