Source: https://stephenlendman.org/2017/02/trump-picks-neil-gorsuch-for-supreme/
Timestamp: 2019-04-26 01:38:17+00:00

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Gorsuch earned a BA at Columbia University, a JD at Harvard Law School (graduating in the same class as Obama), and a PhD in Law from Oxford.
His mother, Anne Gorsuch Burford, served as Reagan’s EPA administrator from May 1981 – March 1983.
Gorsuch is a constitutional originalist, believing law interpretation should be consistent with its original meaning.
He opposes all forms of assisted suicide, twice ruling against the Obamacare contraception mandate, never on abortion.
In 2009, his book titled “The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia” argued against both practices, morally and legally, saying “(i)t is an argument premised on the idea that all human beings are intrinsically valuable and the intentional taking of human life by private persons is always wrong” – showing where he’ll likely stand on abortion if a Roe v. Wade challenge reaches the High Court.
In Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores (later Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores before the Supreme Court), challenging Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate, Gorsuch sided with the company’s sought religious exemption – permitting it to operate according to its religious beliefs.
In Yellowbear v. Lampert, he supported the plaintiff’s right to practice his faith in prison. In Gutierrez-Brizuela v. Loretta Lynch, he said immigration officials exceeded their authority in interpreting cases preceding judicial rulings, especially since courts expressed skepticism about applying a new rule retroactively.
In United States v. Nichols, he criticized the Supreme Court’s “non-delegation doctrine,” relating to limits on how much legislative power Congress can delegate to the the Executive Branch.
In Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, he said displaying a Ten Commandments monument in a public part doesn’t obligate government to include other symbols or representations of other religions.
In Energy and Environmental Legal Institute v. Joshua Epel, he argued that Colorado’s renewable energy mandates don’t violate the commerce clause by putting out-of-state coal companies at a disadvantage.
Gorsuch is a former GW Bush Deputy Associate Attorney General. In 2006, Bush nominated him to serve as a Tenth Circuit judge. From 1995 – 2005, he practiced law for Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, becoming a partner in 1998.
America’s Supremes are supremely pro-business, pro-privilege, serving as guardians of entrenched power.
Gorsuch represents business as usual. If confirmed, he’ll almost certainly protect privilege over the general welfare.

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