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Update: Justice Neil Gorsuch Is a Real Piece of Work

By Dustin Rowles | Politics | January 19, 2022 |

By Dustin Rowles | Politics | January 19, 2022 |


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Another Update Clarifying the Previous Update:

This is turning into a real sh*t show.

Update: NPR may have been wrong in its reporting.

This doesn’t apparently change the fact that Sotomayor is participating remotely and that Gorsuch remains the only justice who isn’t wearing a mask.

Moreover, NPR did not report that Sotomayer asked Gorsuch to wear a mask. They’re reporting that Roberts asked him to wear a mask. Make of that what you will.


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You’d like to believe that in the hallowed halls of the Supreme Court that, despite their political differences, the justices should at least be cordial to one another. This is particularly true because there aren’t supposed to be political differences (idealogical, sure, but not political). You’re supposed to follow the Constitution. And given the “intelligence” of those on the bench, you’d think that they would also understand the science behind mask-wearing.

Even if they didn’t, come on, now: It doesn’t hurt anyone to be respectful of others, even if your Harvard and Oxford-educated self might not appreciate the merits of mask-wearing. But no sir, not Neil Gorsuch.

NPR is reporting that Justice Sonia Sotomayor reasonably didn’t feel safe working from the bench with others who weren’t wearing a mask. She has diabetes, which makes her high-risk, and Omicron is burning through the United States right now, which makes the threat of infection very real. She kindly asked Chief Justice John Roberts if he could ask the others on the bench to wear a mask during arguments, and Chief Justice Roberts agreed.

Out of respect for Justice Sotomayor and her health, everyone agreed to wear a mask except Neil Gorsuch. Yes, Clarence Thomas — whose own wife celebrated the January 6th Capitol rioters — still agreed to wear a mask. Brett Kavanaugh, who has a history of disrespecting women, still agreed to wear a mask. Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett — who sit far to the right of the court — also agreed to wear masks.

Neil Gorsuch did not, a doubly jerk move considering that Justice Sotameyer sits next to Gorsuch. Sotomayer now has to listen to arguments on Zoom from home because she values her life. Neil Gorsuch only values his freedom from a thin piece of paper.

Real jerk move, Neil. Real jerk move. Then again, what does one expect from a so-called apolitical Supreme Court justice who has dinner in the homes of Republican Senators.