Commentary

Justice Gorsuch Upholds Rule of Law Over Trial Lawyers

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, May 31 2018

With each successive 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision in which Justice Neil Gorsuch provides the decisive vote, it becomes increasingly difficult for self-satisfied "Never Trump" conservatives and libertarians to rationalize their ostentatious crusade. Perhaps at some point the Ana Navarros and George Wills of contemporary punditry can enlighten audiences how a President Hillary Clinton might've withdrawn Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland and selected someone equal to Justice Gorsuch. Until such time, however, their stubbornness appears more petty than righteous. …

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