Gorsuch Poses Threat to Civil Rights, Workers Rights
AAUP
March 17, 2017
Judge Neil Gorsuch has been proclaimed a “natural successor” to former justice Antonin Scalia on the US Supreme Court, and, unfortunately, would likely continue Scalia’s work to dismantle many of the protections extended to workers, the public, minorities, and the disabled.
In contrast to most of his colleagues, Gorsuch has restricted the laws protecting workers and the public by narrowly interpreting such laws and by refusing to defer to agencies enforcing them. As a result, he has generally ruled in favor of employers and corporations.
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March 17, 2017
Judge Neil Gorsuch has been proclaimed a “natural successor” to former justice Antonin Scalia on the US Supreme Court, and, unfortunately, would likely continue Scalia’s work to dismantle many of the protections extended to workers, the public, minorities, and the disabled.
In contrast to most of his colleagues, Gorsuch has restricted the laws protecting workers and the public by narrowly interpreting such laws and by refusing to defer to agencies enforcing them. As a result, he has generally ruled in favor of employers and corporations.
Read the full article here.