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Supreme Court notebook: Mystery, a faux pas, and how wordy is Gorsuch?
WASHINGTON – Spring is the season of mystery at the Supreme Court. The courtroom arguments are done, but the big cases have yet to be decided. Is a justice retiring? (So far no, but check back here frequently.) Another puzzle this year concerns an unusual appeal the Trump administration filed more than six months ago,…
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Neil Gorsuch casts the deciding vote for Supreme Court to side with immigrant facing deportation
The Supreme Court sided with an immigrant convicted of residential burglary and facing deportation and found the term “crime of violence” was unconstitutionally vague. The court ruled 5-4, with Justice Elena Kagan delivering the opinion. The justices affirmed a decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Justice Neil Gorsuch, nominated by President Trump…
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Democrat Michael Bennet will not filibuster Neil Gorsuch nomination
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, says he will not vote to filibuster Trump U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. News of Bennet’s decision – a question that has been hanging over the Democrat’s head for weeks – was first reported by Colorado Independent columnist Mike Littwin. Bennet reiterated his thoughts in a statement Monday morning. “Neither Republicans…