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Updating photo

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All of the other justice's photos on their pages match those found on the current justices section of the SCOTUS website. Should we do that here too to match the other justices, or is there a copyright issue with the photo on the website or something? Pacamah (talk) 15:08, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

1st Amendment rulings on the Free Exercise Clause and Establishment Clause as a SCOTUS Justice

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I noted the page has very little detail on his writings on the Free Exercise Clause and Establishment Clause as a SCOTUS Justice despite that being an important part of his jurisprudence. I think a section should be added. Some more detail on this. Gorsuch joined a 2 page concurrence from Thomas criticising Locke in his concurrence and called the majority's endorsement of Locke concerning, although joined the majority because it construed Locke narrowly. Gorsuch also wrote his own concurrence also joined by Justice Thomas, in Trinity Lutheran rejecting the reasoning of footnote 3. Gorsuch criticised the distinction between religious status and religious use. He argued the distinction isn't clear and the same set of facts can be described as both status and use. Gorsuch reiterated these criticism more fully in a concurring opinion in Espinoza. He said it is a violation of free exercise either way.


In the COVID-19 emergency litigation, Gorsuch was an active writer for the Court. He wrote a number of concurring opinions. Importantly, he wrote a concurrence in Roman Catholic Brooklyn Diocese criticising Roberts concurrence in South Bay I for what he termed as being too deferential to government and inviting lower Courts to ignore religious liberty. He also compared various establishments including bike shops, liquor shops, acupuncturists etc. to churches for the purposes of neutrality analysis. He reiterated these points in South Bay II.


On these points and several others, I think this page could be improved.

Nosteponsnek76 (talk) 08:39, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Co-author's name incorrectly rendered

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In the 2005 entry for "other publications", change "Matey, Matey" to "Matey, Paul" -- 2600:4040:2957:D900:BDF1:B686:BC52:42E0 (talk) 01:03, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Should the 303 Creative LLC be mentioned under the 'LGBT Rights' header?

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Given the background of the case was directly about whether or not the company on questions could refuse service to a gay couple it seems like it should get some mention underneath that header if it's not going to be mentioned in the 1st ammendment header. I think it'd belong more in the LGBT rights header anyways given it's direct relation to that subject. 2600:1702:55B0:FC00:F87F:D23D:83EE:8CCA (talk) 01:26, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Add a category relevant to his career

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Category:21st-century Roman Catholics MaribelCasey00199 (talk) 17:36, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mention of alleged dissertation plagiarism under Supreme Court Nomination heading

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Currently under Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination subheading there is mention of alleged plagiarism regarding his dissertation. Was this really a notable enough controversy to warrant mention? Other Justices like Ketanji Brown Jackson don't have similar fusses included such as when she was being suggested by Republican senators as being lenient on child-pornography offenders. It comes off to me that the text presented is lukewarm on the idea that Gorsuch plagiarized at all, saying that they either "differed in their assessment of what Gorsuch did, ranging from calling it a clear impropriety to mere sloppiness." or that it was "entirely without foundation". It appears to me that the biggest controversies surrounding his nomination were more so the fact that Merrick Garland's nomination was blocked rather than this dissertation criticism. Perhaps this information would be best moved to the dissertations Wikipedia article instead? LosPajaros (talk) 20:29, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]