In boarding school, Mr. Gorsuch participated in the informal debates, where he was routinely teased, accused of being “a conservative fascist.”
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Neil Gorsuch is a strong critic of assisted suicide, but that may not matter on the high court
“The fight will continue to go state by state. There’s a strategy by proponents to get more states on board before they bring a case to the court.”
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What Trump’s SCOTUS pick means for people of faith
Mr. Gorsuch, who attended the Jesuit-run Georgetown Preparatory School in Washington, appeals to conservatives because of his views on religious liberty and life issues.
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Ohio lawmakers pass two bills restricting abortion
State lawmakers passed a measure to ban abortions in the state after 20 weeks after approving legislation that would ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
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There are often mistakes in capital trials. But that’s not the strongest argument against the death penalty.
Slowly, the death penalty is gaining ground again.
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After Scalia: how the Supreme Court fared without its most vocal justice
How the Supreme Court fared without its most vocal justice
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The ACLU deploys a classic of 19th century anti-Catholicism to fight school choice
The ACLU deploys a relic of 19th century anti-Catholicism to fight school choice.
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Same-Sex Marriage Decision Resolves One Question, Raises Many Others
Legal abstractions in Obergefell v. Hodges have concrete results