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Neil M. Gorsuch
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Background
Neil M. Gorsuch has served as an Associate Justice since April 2017. He previously served for more than a decade as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and before that practiced law and served as Principal Deputy to the Associate Attorney General. He clerked for Justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy, and holds degrees from Columbia University, Harvard Law School, and a doctorate from Oxford University.
Notable opinions (OT2023-OT2025)
| Chiles v. Salazar Colorado's conversion-therapy ban as applied to talk therapy regulates speech based on viewpoint and must survive strict scrutiny. source |
| City of Grants Pass v. Johnson Enforcement of public-camping ordinances against homeless people is not cruel and unusual punishment. source |
| Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P. The Bankruptcy Code does not authorize nonconsensual third-party releases shielding the Sackler family from opioid claims. source |
| Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic The Medicaid Act's any-qualified-provider provision does not confer an individual right enforceable under Section 1983. source |
Selected notable opinions from the three most recent completed Supreme Court terms. Roles, dates, and vote splits are taken from the linked sources; summaries describe what each opinion held, not the underlying facts.
Latest statements
Family
- Anne Gorsuch Burford (mother)