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[[File:Neil Gorsuch SCOTUS.jpg|thumb|right|Neil Gorsuch in 2017]]
[[File:Neil Gorsuch SCOTUS.jpg|thumb|right|Neil Gorsuch in 2017]]
'''Neil McGill Gorsuch''' is an [[Associate Justice]] on the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]]. Prior to this, he served as a federal appellate judge. He was nominated by [[United States]] President [[Donald Trump]] to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the passing of [[Antonin Scalia]]. In his first full Term on the Court, according to ''Reason Magazine'', Gorsuch had a more [[liberal]] voting record than even the centrist Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]].<ref>https://reason.com/blog/2018/06/27/neil-gorsuch-was-more-liberal-than-antho</ref>
'''Neil McGill Gorsuch''' is an [[Associate Justice]] on the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]]. Prior to this, he served as a federal appellate judge. He was nominated by [[United States]] President [[Donald Trump]] to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the passing of [[Antonin Scalia]]. In his first full Term on the Court, according to ''Reason Magazine'', Gorsuch had a more [[liberal]] voting record than even the centrist Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]].<ref name="Reason">https://reason.com/blog/2018/06/27/neil-gorsuch-was-more-liberal-than-antho</ref>
Gorsuch is [[pro-choice]] and told Senator [[Susan Collins]] that he would not overturn ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' even if there were a 5-4 majority to do so, as reported by ''Politico'':<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/neil-gorsuch-charm-offensive-selling-democrats-235159</ref>
Gorsuch is [[pro-choice]] and told Senator [[Susan Collins]] that he would not overturn ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' even if there were a 5-4 majority to do so, as reported by ''Politico'':<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/neil-gorsuch-charm-offensive-selling-democrats-235159</ref>
==Tenure on the Court==
==Tenure on the Court==
After assuming office, Gorsuch positioned himself as slightly more liberal than Justice Kennedy, who in turn was more liberal than the other [[conservative]] justices.<ref>Multiple references:
After assuming office, Gorsuch was frequently described as generally positioning himself along with conservative justices,<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (June 28, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/28/democrats-despair-gorsuch-rulings-weve-got-new-scalia/ Democrats Despair over Neil Gorsuch: ‘We’ve Got Another Scalia’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
*Pollak, Joel B. (June 28, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/28/democrats-despair-gorsuch-rulings-weve-got-new-scalia/ Democrats Despair over Neil Gorsuch: ‘We’ve Got Another Scalia’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
*Dinan, Stephen; Swoyer, Alex (June 26, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/26/neil-gorsuch-firmly-on-supreme-court-right/ Justice Gorsuch immediately asserts himself on right of Supreme Court]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
*Dinan, Stephen; Swoyer, Alex (June 26, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/26/neil-gorsuch-firmly-on-supreme-court-right/ Justice Gorsuch immediately asserts himself on right of Supreme Court]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
*Slattery; Elizabeth; Bates, Tiffany (April 12, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/a-look-back-at-one-year-of-neil-gorsuch-on-the-supreme-court A look back at one year of Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from ''The Daily Signal''). Retrieved April 14, 2018.
*Slattery; Elizabeth; Bates, Tiffany (April 12, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/a-look-back-at-one-year-of-neil-gorsuch-on-the-supreme-court A look back at one year of Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from ''The Daily Signal''). Retrieved April 14, 2018.
See also:
See also:
*Dias, Elizabeth; Ember, Sydney (June 26, 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/us/politics/travel-ban-donald-trump.html Abortion and Travel Ban Rulings Are Victory for G.O.P. Tactics on Gorsuch]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 26, 2018.</ref> On June 26, 2017, Gorsuch joined a dissenting opinion by Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] opposing the Supreme Court's decision to reject hearing two cases in which [[gun rights]] groups appealed and which meant that anti-gun and -Second Amendment laws would prevail.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/26/justices-thomas-gorsuch-blast-court-decision-to-reject-gun-rights-appeal.html Justices Thomas, Gorsuch blast court decision to reject gun rights appeal]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref><ref>Klukowski, Ken (June 26, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/26/justices-thomas-and-gorsuch-supreme-court-should-take-more-second-amendment-cases/ Justices Thomas and Gorsuch: Supreme Court Should Take More Second Amendment Cases]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.</ref> The Court assigned Gorsuch to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.<ref>Lovelace, Ryan (June 27, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/supreme-court-gives-neil-gorsuch-a-midwestern-circuit-in-new-assignments/article/2627193 Supreme Court gives Neil Gorsuch a Midwestern circuit in new assignments]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.</ref>
*Dias, Elizabeth; Ember, Sydney (June 26, 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/us/politics/travel-ban-donald-trump.html Abortion and Travel Ban Rulings Are Victory for G.O.P. Tactics on Gorsuch]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 26, 2018.</ref> though ''Reason Magazine'''s analysis found that in his first full term, he positioned himself as slightly more liberal than even Justice Kennedy, the swing vote.<ref name="Reason"/> On June 26, 2017, Gorsuch joined a dissenting opinion by Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] opposing the Supreme Court's decision to reject hearing two cases in which [[gun rights]] groups appealed and which meant that anti-gun and -Second Amendment laws would prevail.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/26/justices-thomas-gorsuch-blast-court-decision-to-reject-gun-rights-appeal.html Justices Thomas, Gorsuch blast court decision to reject gun rights appeal]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref><ref>Klukowski, Ken (June 26, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/26/justices-thomas-and-gorsuch-supreme-court-should-take-more-second-amendment-cases/ Justices Thomas and Gorsuch: Supreme Court Should Take More Second Amendment Cases]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.</ref> The Court assigned Gorsuch to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.<ref>Lovelace, Ryan (June 27, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/supreme-court-gives-neil-gorsuch-a-midwestern-circuit-in-new-assignments/article/2627193 Supreme Court gives Neil Gorsuch a Midwestern circuit in new assignments]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.</ref>
On subsequent [[Second Amendment]] [[Certiorari|petitions for cert]], however, Gorsuch sided with the [[liberal]] wing of the Court in denying cert and thereby allowing anti-[[Second Amendment]] appellate rulings to stand.
On subsequent [[Second Amendment]] [[Certiorari|petitions for cert]], however, Gorsuch sided with the [[liberal]] wing of the Court in denying cert and thereby allowing anti-[[Second Amendment]] appellate rulings to stand.