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| − | '''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]].
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| − | 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>
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| − | :When [Gorsuch] met with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) earlier [in February], she pressed him on his views on judicial precedent: If five current justices disagree with a previous Supreme Court decision, is that sufficient grounds to overturn the ruling? Gorsuch said no.
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| − | :“It’s important to me generally, but it also is important to me because of Roe v. Wade,” Collins, who supports abortion rights, said of asking Gorsuch about precedent. “It’s an important principle.”
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| − | [[David Souter]] and [[Anthony Kennedy]] used the same excuse to perpetuate ''Roe v. Wade'' in 1992 in ''[[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]]''.
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| − | Gorsuch is active in an ultra-[[liberal]] [[Episcopalian]] church whose woman pastor marched against [[Trump]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] in January. More generally, the Episcopal Church is officially on record as being strongly against [[pro-life]] laws, though TEC's official statement says that abortion "should be used only in extreme situations.”
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| − | After Scalia unexpected passed away, Gorsuch began positioning himself for the vacancy by aligning himself with [[originalism]]. He supposedly opposes [[judicial activism]] as an underhanded method to bring about social change,<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/31/who-is-judge-neil-gorsuch.html</ref> but sided with inventing new rights for [[transgender]]s under a federal law passed years ago.
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| − | ==Life==
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| − | Neil Gorsuch was born in Colorado on August 29, 1967, to two lawyers.<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/neil-gorsuch-020617</ref> He spent increasing time in Washington D. C. as his mother Anne became the first woman to run the EPA.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/01/neil-gorsuchs-mother-once-ran-the-epa-it-was-a-disaster/?utm_term=.498012b39bc1</ref> He went to Columbia University, where he wrote for the ''Columbia Daily Spectator'' and co-founded ''The Federalist Paper'', and later attended Harvard Law School.<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19860319-01.2.19&e=-------en-20--54972--txt-txIN-columbia-----</ref>
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| − | == The "Frozen Trucker" Case ==
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| − | {{See also|Frozen Trucker case}}
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| − | Judge Gorsuch rendered several opinions after the vacancy arose on the U.S. Supreme Court, perhaps as a way of enhancing his own candidacy. Often for the first time, Gorsuch used language in these opinions to position himself closer to Justice Scalia's philosophy. One of these opinions, a dissent by Gorsuch, occurred in the so-called "frozen trucker" case, ''TransAm Trucking, Inc. v. Admin. Review Bd., United States DOL'', 833 F.3d 1206 (10th Cir. 2016).<ref>[https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/15/15-9504.pdf United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit]: Appeal from the Department of Labor (ARB No. 13-031) (pdf)</ref>
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| − | This so-called "frozen trucker" case emerged during Gorsuch's confirmation hearings as an example of his favoring powerful corporations over the "little guy." A trucker whose rig had broken down was stuck in freezing weather and told to remain with his rig until help arrived. After waiting in vain for more than two and a half hours, he unhooked his trailer and drove it to safety, and was fired for disobeying orders.
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| − | Gorsuch dissented passionately from a panel decision that upheld an administrative ruling reinstating the employment of the trucker.<ref>[http://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2017/03/a-look-at-the-frozen-trucker-case/ Criticism of Judge Gorsuch's dissent]</ref>
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| − | ==Supreme Court nomination and confirmation==
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| − | [[File:Donald Trump with Neil Gorsuch Jan. 31, 2017.jpg|thumb|200px|President Trump announcing his nomination of Gorsuch, January 31, 2017.]]
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| − | [[File:Neil Gorsuch swearing-in, April 10, 2017.jpg|thumb|200px|President Trump looks on as Gorsuch is sworn-in.]]
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| − | On January 31, 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] nominated Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.<ref>Klukowski, Ken (January 31, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/31/trump-nominates-judge-neil-gorsuch-supreme-court/ Trump Nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref><ref>Hurley, Lawrence; Holland, Steve (January 31, 2017). [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-idUSKBN15F1OW Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref> The nomination was well received by many conservatives.<ref>Chamberlain, Steve (January 31, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/31/reaction-to-trumps-supreme-court-pick-split-along-partisan-lines.html Conservatives hail Trump's Supreme Court pick]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref><ref>Ertelt, Steven (January 31, 2017). [http://www.lifenews.com/2017/01/31/president-donald-trump-nominates-pro-life-friendly-judge-neil-gorsuch-to-the-supreme-court/ President Donald Trump Nominates Pro-Life-Friendly Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court]. ''LifeNews.com''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref> Others, however, most notably [[Andrew Schlafly]], disagreed with the nomination due to concerns about Gorsuch's position on abortion.<ref>Dannenfelser, Marjorie (January 31, 2017). [http://townhall.com/columnists/marjoriedannenfelser/2017/01/31/the-truth-about-trumps-prolife-scotus-list-n2279232 The Truth about Trump’s Pro-life SCOTUS List]. ''Townhall''. Retrieved February 1, 2017.</ref><ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Mainpageright&diff=1302133&oldid=1301962</ref> The Senate ultimately confirmed Gorsuch on a vote of 54–45, even though the GOP was forced to initiate the [[nuclear option]] and remove the [[filibuster]] for Supreme Court nominees due to Democrat obstructionism.<ref>Berger, Judson (April 7, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/07/gorsuch-confirmed-to-supreme-court.html Gorsuch confirmed to Supreme Court]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 7, 2017.</ref>
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| − | ==Tenure on the Court==
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| − | Immediately into his tenure on the Court, Gorsuch positioned himself as one of the most conservative justices.<ref>Multiple references:
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| − | *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.
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| − | *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.
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| − | *Lovelace, Ryan (June 26, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/conservatives-cheer-gorsuch-amid-flurry-of-decisions-on-final-day-of-supreme-court-term/article/2627143 Conservatives cheer Gorsuch amid flurry of decisions on final day of Supreme Court term]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
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| − | *Wheeler, Lydia (June 28, 2017). [http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/339765-gorsuch-starts-to-show-his-conservative-cards Gorsuch starts to show his conservative cards]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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| − | *Mears, Bill (July 6, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/06/gorsuch-already-making-conservative-mark-on-supreme-court-amid-kennedy-rumors.html Gorsuch already making conservative mark on Supreme Court, amid Kennedy rumors]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 6, 2017.</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>
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | * [http://abovethelaw.com/2017/03/truck-drivers-weigh-in-on-transam-trucking-case-neil-gorsuch-nomination/ Truck Drivers Weigh In On TransAm Trucking Case, Neil Gorsuch Nomination]
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| − | * [https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/03/21/the-real-story-about-neil-gorsuch-and-the-transam-frozen-trucker/ The Real Story About Neil Gorsuch and the TransAm 'Frozen Trucker']
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| − | * [https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/mar/23/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-frozen-trucker-alphonse-maddin When Neil Gorsuch put corporate interests over a man freezing to death]
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