Supreme court nominee neil gorsuch

The fight won’t only be about health care and abortion, though. Democrats plan to highlight what Kavanaugh’s confirmation would mean for other issues, such as the rollback of voting rights, LGBTQ rights, consumer protections, labor unions and environmental protections. Kavanaugh is also a proponent of the unitary executive theory and has argued that a president shouldn’t be burdened by lawsuits, investigations or indictments. That is not sitting well with Democrats as special counsel Robert Mueller continues his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election to help Trump. … [Read more...] about Inside Democrats’ Plan To Fight Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee

Republicans have reportedly been drilling Kavanaugh for weeks with “intense” mock hearings at the White House complete with staged protests. Graham and his GOP colleagues Rob Portman of Ohio and Dan Sullivan of Alaska have helped him practice and critique his performance. … [Read more...] about Democrats’ Last Chance At Stopping Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

The “well qualified” rating—the highest the Standing Committee gives—was reported to the White House, the Department of Justice, the Senate Judiciary Committee and the nominee himself. The Standing Committee will also submit a written statement explaining its rating to the Senate Judiciary Committee. That statement will become part of the public record during Senate confirmation hearings for Gorsuch, scheduled to begin March 20. … [Read more...] about ABA rates Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch ‘well qualified’

In 2013, Gorsuch authored his most well-known antitrust opinion, Novell v. Microsoft Corp., 731 F.3d 1064 (10th Cir. 2013). In this case, plaintiff Novell accused Microsoft of maintaining monopoly power over its operating systems by withholding intellectual property from rival software developers. Gorsuch determined that Microsoft’s purely unilateral conduct did not violate the Sherman Act and that “[f]orcing monopolists to hold an umbrella over inefficient competitors might make rivals happy but it usually leaves consumers paying more for less.” Id. at 1072 (internal citations omitted). … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Has Significant Antitrust Experience

The president, however, has indicated that he will stick to that list in nominating a new justice, and said he will announce his pick on July 9. … [Read more...] about Sen. Susan Collins Won’t Support A Supreme Court Nominee Who Opposes Roe