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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

“Neil Gorsuch could fall somewhere between his hero, Justice Scalia, and former boss, centrist Justice Kennedy”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Trump makes his pick, but it’s still Anthony Kennedy’s Supreme Court.”

Sara Randazzo of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Nominee Is Low Key, Loves the Outdoors; Neil Gorsuch, of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, is called an unpretentious outdoorsman.”

Peter Baker of The New York Times has an article headlined “Picking One Justice, Trump Has Eye on Choosing a Second.”

And Philip Rucker of The Washington Post has an article headlined “How Trump kept Gorsuch nomination a secret until the clock struck 8.”

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“A Supreme Successor to Justice Scalia: Rocky Mountain native Neil Gorsuch has an impressive judicial record as an originalist.” Ed Whelan has this essay online at National Review.

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“Supreme Court Nominee Takes Legal Writing to Next Level; Judge Neil Gorsuch strives for accessibility in opinions; a ruling’s ‘ghosts, goblins, and guillotines'”: Joe Palazzolo of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

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“Donald Trump nominates Colorado’s Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court; Likely faces a tough confirmation battle in the U.S. Senate”: Mark K. Matthews, John Frank, and David Migoya of The Denver Post have this report.

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President Trump nominates Tenth Circuit Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court: Just announced live on television. Julie Pace and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press report that “Conservative Judge Gorsuch is Trump’s Supreme Court choice.”

Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Mark Landler of The New York Times report that “Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.”

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Trump picks Colo. appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court.”

Michael A. Memoli of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Trump chooses Neil Gorsuch, a conservative seen as likely to be confirmed, for Supreme Court.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Trump picks Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court.”

Michael C. Bender and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal report that “Donald Trump Taps Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court; Appeals-court judge, if confirmed, would replace Justice Scalia.”

Lawrence Hurley and Steve Holland of Reuters report that “Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court.”

Greg Stohr and Joel Rosenblatt of Bloomberg News report that “Trump Picks Religious-Rights Backer Gorsuch for High Court.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “President Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court.”

Shane Goldmacher, Josh Gerstein, and Matthew Nussbaum of Politico.com report that “Trump picks Gorsuch for Supreme Court; The 49-year-old federal appeals court judge would be the court’s first conservative addition in a decade.”

Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Trump Nominates Conservative Neil Gorsuch To Supreme Court; He’s a star in conservative circles and could easily carry the mantle of Justice Scalia.”

And The AP also reports that “Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch skeptical of gov’t regulations.”

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“Neil Gorsuch: A Worthy Heir to Scalia.” Online at National Review, Ramesh Ponnuru has an essay that begins, “President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court will be Neil Gorsuch, a well-respected conservative whose legal philosophy is remarkably similar to that of Antonin Scalia, the justice he will replace if the Senate confirms him.”

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“Open Road Sets Supreme Court Justice Thriller ‘Marshall’ for October Release.” Ashley Lee of The Hollywood Reporter has this report.

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“Judge Thomas Hardiman: Administrative Lawyer.” Jeffrey Pojanowski has this guest post today at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

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“Will Trump’s SCOTUS pick disappoint Trump? The president does not have a discernible judicial philosophy and could regret his choice if that justice repeatedly votes against him.” Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.

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“When the GOP stole Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court seat, they set the stage for a miserable battle”: The Los Angeles Times has this editorial.

Posted at 10:56 AM by Howard Bashman