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To further discern the justices' ideological leanings, researchers have carefully analyzed the judicial rulings of the Supreme Court—the votes and written opinions of the justices—as well as their upbringing, their political party affiliation, their speeches, their political contributions before appointment, editorials written about them at the time of their Senate confirmation, the ...
Gorsuch, however, recognized the discrepancy between state and federal policies regarding drug policy. R elig ious freedom Some of Gorsuch's high-profile cases are related to religious practices.
Neil McGill Gorsuch (/ ˈ ɡ ɔːr s ʌ tʃ / GOR-sutch; [1] born August 29, 1967) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on January 31, 2017, and has served since April 10, 2017.
The Colorado judge will be one of the youngest nominees to the court in modern history -- and he's got something in common with Barack Obama.
Democratic senators continued to criticize Gorsuch on his dissent in the truck driver case, with Dianne Feinstein asking him "will you be for the little men" and Democrat Al Franken telling the judge the facts of the case constituted an "absurdity exception" to the Plain Meaning Rule, which Gorsuch relied upon in his dissent. [41]
Prior to his public praise of Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump reportedly stewed over doubts about his loyalty.
Neil Gorsuch: 9th: Scalia: April 7, 2017 (54–45) April 10, 2017 – Incumbent: Donald Trump: Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006–2017) 102: Brett Kavanaugh: 1st: Kennedy: October 6, 2018 (50–48) October 6, 2018 – Incumbent: Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ...
Nominated to the position by President George W. Bush, his background includes clerkships under U.S. Supreme Court justices.