Tag: Neil Gorsuch

Neil Gorsuch Is Reportedly Alienating His Colleagues in the Supreme Court Left and Right

The following article by Jacob Sugarman was posted on the AlterNet website October 19, 2017:

The Trump appointee has already gotten on the nerves of John Roberts and Elena Kagan.

Neil Gorsuch Credit: DonkeyHotey / Flickr

Long after his presidency is over and Trump has finally shuffled off this mortal coil, Neil Gorsuch will likely still be sitting on the Supreme Court, much to the delight of American conservatives. Gorsuch’s fellow Supreme Court justices do not appear to share their glee. Multiple reports indicate that almost from the moment he was confirmed, the dyed-in-the-wool constructionist has rubbed members of the court the wrong way—and not just the liberals on the bench.

Last month, Jeffrey Toobin of the New Yorker cataloged all of the judicial norms and practices the Trump appointee has violated during his brief tenure. He has dominated oral arguments where new associates are expected to defer to their seniors, penned condescending dissents challenging the wisdom of a court whose justices claim more than 140 years of experience between them, and barely concealed his contempt for Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, a landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage.  Continue reading “Neil Gorsuch Is Reportedly Alienating His Colleagues in the Supreme Court Left and Right”

Gorsuch’s speeches raise questions of independence, critics say

The following article by Robert Barnes was posted on the Washington Post website September 27, 2017:

President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, Colorado appeals judge Neil Gorsuch, honored the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016. “All of his colleagues on the bench cherished his wisdom and his humor,” Gorsuch said. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post)

LEXINGTON, Ky. — No member of Congress was more essential to Neil M. Gorsuch’s ascent to the Supreme Court than Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who blocked President Barack Obama’s nominee for the job and then spearheaded the confirmation process for Gorsuch.

Last week found McConnell (R-Ky.) and Gorsuch traveling the Bluegrass State together for a tour of the senator’s alma maters. “President Trump simply could not have made a better nominee,” McConnell said in introducing Gorsuch before a packed-house lecture at the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Continue reading “Gorsuch’s speeches raise questions of independence, critics say”

Statement from DFL Chair Ken Martin on the Republicans Going Nuclear

“Today, Republicans chose to change a 200-year old Senate rule to ram through a Supreme Court nominee for a president whose campaign is under investigation by the FBI. In an effort to give Trump and his cronies the appearance of a win, Sen. McConnell compromised our country’s democracy to clear the path for Judge Gorsuch’s confirmation.

“This process, which began two years ago when the GOP refused to give Judge Merrick Garland a hearing, ended today when the Republicans failed to break the Democrat’s filibuster and sacrificed the future of America for generations to come.

“Shame on Republicans for compromising our country’s democracy and establishing a dangerous precedent for executing Trump’s agenda.”

 

5 Ways the Nomination of Neil Gorsuch Threatens Women’s Rights

The following article Jocelyn Frye and Michele L. Jawando was posted on the Center for American Progress website March 23, 2017:

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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch meets with Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 14, 2017.

The principle of equality is a cornerstone of American democracy. From our nation’s earliest history to the present day, there has been a robust discussion about how to realize the promise of equality in the everyday experiences of people across the country. But equality in the United States has come with an invisible asterisk: Its principles have not been uniformly enjoyed across different segments of society. Given this reality, people who face discrimination have always depended on the courts to protect their access to equal justice. Continue reading “5 Ways the Nomination of Neil Gorsuch Threatens Women’s Rights”

Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Puts the Rights of Corporations over Individuals

The following article by Billy Corriher was posted on the Think Progress website March 13, 2017:

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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch meets with Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 14, 2017.

Judge Neil Gorsuch thinks that corporations are people, entitled to broad rights of religious freedom and free speech under the First Amendment. Corporations could use these rights as an excuse to deny their workers certain health care insurance, to discriminate against certain customers, or to spend big money to influence elections.

The U.S. Supreme Court, under the leadership of Chief Justice John Roberts, has significantly broadened the rights of corporations, often to the detriment of workers and consumers.1 Before the death of Justice Antonin Scalia a year ago, big business was on a winning streak at the Court. The 5-4 conservative majority—Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito—made it harder for employees and consumers to file class action lawsuits, and the Court made it easier for corporations to force consumers into mandatory arbitration.2 The Roberts Court also limited the reach of employment discrimination laws and other rules that protect workers.3 Continue reading “Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Puts the Rights of Corporations over Individuals”

Neil Gorsuch Would Be a Dream Justice for Corporations Suing the Government

The following article by Billy Corriher was posted on the Center for American Progress website February 1, 2017:

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Neil Gorsuch in the White House on January 31, 2017.

President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court. Judge Gorsuch, now on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, did not appear on President Trump’s first list of potential Supreme Court nominees in May 2016, but he appeared on Trump’s second list just weeks after writing a judicial manifesto arguing that judges should have more power to strike down federal regulations. Continue reading “Neil Gorsuch Would Be a Dream Justice for Corporations Suing the Government”