Category: Neil Gorsuch

Supreme Court Justices Clash in Christian Designer Case

As the Supreme Court ruled that Colorado cannot compel a website designer to create messages that go against her Christian beliefs, both Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Gorsuch clashed in separate opinions. “Today, the Court, for the first time in its history, grants a business open to the public a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of…


US Supreme Court Declines to Rehear Case of Woman Fighting IRS

The Supreme Court this week denied granting a rehearing to an 82-year-old woman who is embroiled in a battle with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), although Justice Neil Gorsuch signaled that he would want to rehear the case. The Supreme Court receives thousands of cases each year and denies the vast majority of them. In January,…


U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Amgen in Patent War

In a closely watched patent battle, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against California-based drugmaker Amgen, affirming a lower court’s decision that Amgen’s French rival Sanofi didn’t infringe on patents on a cholesterol-lowering antibody drug. The long-running feud involves two rival drugs: Praluent, developed by Sanofi and New York partner Regeneron and greenlit…


Media’s Gorsuch Hit Continues to Delegitimize SCOTUS

Commentary As with ProPublica’s recent smear of Clarence Thomas, there’s a lot of excitement across the left-wing Twittersphere over a Politico hit on Neil Gorsuch. But even as a transparent piece of partisan propaganda, it is poorly conceived. Politico kicks off the piece, “Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property,” with a purposefully deceptive claim: “For…


DeSantis’ Effort Fights Defamation, but Could Harm Press Freedom

Commentary Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis presents himself as a serious, pro-business, anti-woke, and conservative alternative to both former President Donald Trump and current President, Joe Biden. Controversially, DeSantis is reportedly pro-big-conservative government—looking for ways to protect the little guy from institutional elites often more concerned about making money in China, for example, than the future…


Report on Findings in Supreme Court Leak Investigation Coming: Gorsuch

A report on the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion is coming, Justice Neil Gorsuch said on Sept. 8. “The chief justice appointed an internal committee to oversee the investigation,” Gorsuch said, the Wall Street Journal reported. “That committee has been busy and we’re looking forward to their report, I hope soon.” The justice…


The Mighty Gorsuch Versus the Administrative State: Quotes From West Virginia v. EPA

Commentary The power of the administrative state to destroy liberty and property—to blast through legislation, science, and judicial oversight—was never more on display than in the last two and a half years. One would hope that the deep bureaucracies would have learned their lessons on how not to respond to a new pathogen. There is…


Does a Seattle-Area Coach Have a Prayer in His Supreme Court Case?

Commentary CAMP HILL, Pennsylvania—With 48 seconds to go in a high school football matchup last fall between Cedar Cliff and Cocalico, the game came down to a shootout between the two central Pennsylvania rivals. To say that the intensity level was through the roof would be an understatement. Yet when the game ended, the two…


Justice Gorsuch Scorches Virginia City for Denying Church’s Tax Exemption

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch upbraided Fredericksburg, Virginia, for denying a tax exemption for two church leaders living in a church-owned house after it determined that the church’s own governing documents undermined its claim that they were ministers entitled to a tax exemption. Gorsuch was the sole dissenter from the Supreme Court’s Jan. 18 decision…


Supreme Court Issues Rare Statement on Reports of Tension Over Masks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed in after a report alleged the reason Justice Sonia Sotomayor is participating in arguments from her chambers as opposed to sitting with colleagues is due to Justice Neil Gorsuch’s refusal to wear a mask. “Reporting that Justice Sotomayor asked Justice Gorsuch to wear a mask surprised us. It is false….