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Born
He was born August 29, 1967 in Denver Colorado -
Education
He went to Harvard University, Harvard Law School, University of Oxford, and Columbia University. He has a bachelor of arts degree from Columbia. A Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford University. He and Barack Obama were in the same graduating class. -
5 important cases
Contraceptive Mandate- in a pair of well-known cases, sided with Hobby Lobby’s and Little Sisters of the Poor’s argument that their faith made it impossible to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirement to provide health insurance that covers contraceptives. Criminal Justice-Just last year, Gorsuch questioned why a seventh-grader accused of disrupting his gym class with fake burping sounds was arrested by a school resource officer and charged with a petty misdemeanor. -
Married/Family
He is married to Marie Louise Gorsuch. They have two daughters named Emma and Belinda Gorsuch. His mother, father, and grandfather were all lawyers. -
Professional Career (Training)
He clerked for two Supreme Court justices and did a stint at the Department of Justice. If Gorsuch was nominated and confirmed he would be the first former law clerk to serve alongside his or her old boss. -
Professional Career (positions)
President Trump chose a jurist who closely shares the conservative legal philosophy of Justice Antonin Scalia. He served as Principal Deputy to the Associate Attorney General from 2005-2006. He was appointed to 10th circuit in 2006 by Bush. He worked at D.C. law firm for a decade. -
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Administrative Law- While it is lower in profile than rulings on abortion, gun rights or First Amendment challenges, Gorsuch has in the view of some legal experts hinted at a major shift in how courts approach administrative law. Religion in places- in this case and others Gorsuch argues that relying on a standard of whether a reasonable person would conclude that government is endorsing a religion leads to too many instances of finding a problem when one isn’t there. -
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Internet sales tax- Gorsuch concurred with a unanimous three-judge panel late last summer that upheld a Colorado law requiring retailers who do not have a physical presence in the state to notify their customers what they owe in taxes.
