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Birth
Neil Gorsuch was born in Denver, Colorado. -
Columbia University
Gorsuch graduated from CU in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. -
Harvard Law
He graduated from Harvard Law in 1991 with his Juris Doctor. He was classmates with Obama. -
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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
He served his first clerkship here with Judge David Sentelle. -
Direct Marketing Association Inc. v. Brohl
Gorsuch was one of the three judges that decided to keep the Colorado law requiring retailers who do not have a physical presence in the state to notify their customers what they owe in taxes. -
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Supreme Court
Gorsuch served his second clerkship here with Justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy. -
Family
He is married to Louise Grouch and has two daughters. Emma was born in 1999, and Belinda was born in 2001. -
University of Oxford
He graduated from UO in 2004 with his Doctor of Philosophy. -
10th Circuit Court of Appeals
Gorsuch was nominated for this judge position in 2006 by George W. Bush. He has served on the court until present day. -
American Atheists Inc. v. Davenport
This was an debate whether the government should be able to endorse religion. Gorsuch took the stance that it didn’t matter because most people won’t pay attention to it anyway. -
U.S. v. Miguel Games-Perez
Gorsuch took a pro-gun stance with this case when Perez was caught with a firearm and was considered a felon. -
Burwell vs Hobby Lobby
Hobby Lobby sued over the requirement in the Affordable Care Act that an employer’s insurance policy must cover birth control because their own religious beliefs went against the policy. Gorsuch sided with Hobby Lobby. -
Gutierrez-Brizuela vs. Lynch
A man applied to become a legal immigrant, but his case became complicated between administrative rules and other related cases. Gorsuch ruled that immigration officials exceeded their authority.