1. Where is Neil Gorsuch currently working? He is currently a judge on the federal appeal courts; he is on the 10th circuit, his home state being Colorado.
2. Why are Democrats likely to attempt to fight this nomination? They are likely to fight this because in the past, Republicans stopped Merrick Garland from taking the seat, and Democrats will probably find many faults in his pro-life views and other points.
3. How are people predicting the way he might rule on abortion cases that reach the court? He has implied that he is pro-life, and he is in support of judicial restraint and originalism (much like Scalia, really).
4. How would you describe his views on religious freedom? He is conservative about religious freedom, but he supports religious expression in public places.
5. What opinions about the role of judges does the share with former justice Scalia? He loves judicial restraint, which means he'd rather not have judges be policymakers, and also he favors the death penalty. Gorsuch also favors Congress's role in regulating interstate commerce and federalism.
6. What percentage of all federal court cases end up being decided by a split SCOTUS? Only 0.014%
7. What does that tell you about the vast majority of federal court cases? It means that most work in appellate courts does not make its way to the public view/public controversy.
8. Why do people think that Gorsuch will have an important role in swaying "swing vote" Anthony Kennedy on so many issues? Gorsuch was a clerk for Justice Kennedy, so people hope that he can persuade Kennedy to side with his view points for a 5-4 majority. :(
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