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Neil Gorsuch May Miss Chance To Decide Biggest SCOTUS Case This Year
The Supreme Court said Friday that it will hold oral arguments in a closely watched transgender rights case on March 28. Justice-nominee Neil Gorsuch likely won’t be there to hear them.
That’s probably good news for Virginia teen Gavin Grimm, the transgender student at the heart of the case.
Gorsuch could be confirmed to the Supreme Court before the Senate’s Easter recess in mid-April, but even that’s an optimistic estimate from Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Democrats have indicated they’ll make it hard for Republicans to move him through the Senate that quickly.
One thing we know about Gorsuch is that he thinks courts are too hesitant to second-guess the judgment of federal agencies. That means he would be a likely vote in favor of school authorities in the case of Gloucester County School Board v. G.G.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/transgender-bathroom-rights-neil-gorsuch_us_5894bea9e4b09bd304bb1cb5?section=us_queer-voices
That’s probably good news for Virginia teen Gavin Grimm, the transgender student at the heart of the case.
Gorsuch could be confirmed to the Supreme Court before the Senate’s Easter recess in mid-April, but even that’s an optimistic estimate from Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Democrats have indicated they’ll make it hard for Republicans to move him through the Senate that quickly.
One thing we know about Gorsuch is that he thinks courts are too hesitant to second-guess the judgment of federal agencies. That means he would be a likely vote in favor of school authorities in the case of Gloucester County School Board v. G.G.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/transgender-bathroom-rights-neil-gorsuch_us_5894bea9e4b09bd304bb1cb5?section=us_queer-voices
Hmm, this is an interesting turn of events. I hope SCOTUS does the right thing here.