Politics, Supreme Court

Nasty Gorsuch Confirmation Battle Will Leave Permanent Political Stain On Public's Perception Of SCOTUS

Things will never be the same.

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I doubt the confirmation fight will have any effect on the court’s internal affairs. The justices know that politics is a nasty business. It might well affect public perception of the court. When the public hears senators, members of the press, and other seeming authorities talk about judges and justices in a nakedly political way, they may leap to the conclusion that the courts are as political as the conversation about them.

— Judge Michael McConnell, formerly of the Tenth Circuit, who now teaches at Stanford Law School and serves as the director of the school’s Constitutional Law Center, commenting on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s divisive confirmation process, and the likelihood that it will change the public’s perception of the high court.

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is an editor at Above the Law. She’d love to hear from you, so feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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