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here's what judge neil gorsuch wrote. a state's legitimate interest in protecting the integrity and practical functioning of the political process permits that, permits the state to exclude from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally prohibited from assuming office. so, judge gorsuch is sort of 90% of the way there, already ruling that states have this authority. let's see if justice gorsuch agrees with himself from ten years earlier. >> yeah, that has to be fascinating to watch the potential flip-flop there. rick, i want you to take a listen to what main secretary of state had to say about threats she and her colleagues had to face center decision to bar trump from the ballot. >> the dehumanizing images that have been placed on line of me, the threatening communications to people in my family and to my staff, people who work for me, it is designed to instill fear and provoke silence, to keep people from speaking out. >> why is this not a concern for folks? seemingly fly pass this idea that trump's allies and sick
here's what judge neil gorsuch wrote. a state's legitimate interest in protecting the integrity and practical functioning of the political process permits that, permits the state to exclude from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally prohibited from assuming office. so, judge gorsuch is sort of 90% of the way there, already ruling that states have this authority. let's see if justice gorsuch agrees with himself from ten years earlier. >> yeah, that has to be fascinating to watch...
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and neil gorsuch took a strict, literalist reading of that.ided that hassan was not qualified to be president and decided that therefore colorado could exclude him from the ballots. this is the same case. this is exactly the same case that trump is now facing. and so the real question is not will the supreme court follow the law, but the question is will the supreme court follow their own ideology and logic. >> yeah. >> your question -- and that's really where the ball game is. >> indeed. and -- this is john roberts in 2010, noah, and this was a case called free enterprise fund versus public company accounting oversight. and this was the citation here is the people do not vote for the officers of the united states. the case was rather regarding whether the president has the authority to fire officer of the united states. could donald trump, you know, fire the attorney general. and that sort of thing. and in this ruling john roberts seemed to say that the president is an officer of the united states. so, if he and to elle's point neil gorsuch h
and neil gorsuch took a strict, literalist reading of that.ided that hassan was not qualified to be president and decided that therefore colorado could exclude him from the ballots. this is the same case. this is exactly the same case that trump is now facing. and so the real question is not will the supreme court follow the law, but the question is will the supreme court follow their own ideology and logic. >> yeah. >> your question -- and that's really where the ball game is....
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you mentioned neil gorsuch there, appointed ljy neil gorsuch there, appointed by donald trump when heday the judges wrote that they hadn't reached these conclusions lightly, that they were mindful of the magnitude and the weight of the question that was before them. do you think the victory you have had in the colorado state supreme court might encourage other states, voters in other states to take similar cases now? absolutely. and i think a lot have in other cases, there is one being heard in maine right now the i think what this helps them to do is to prove their cases. and i think it also requires the supreme court to step in and say, ok, we need to make a decision for the country as a whole. make a decision for the country as a whole-— as a whole. given that donald trump lost — as a whole. given that donald trump lost colorado - as a whole. given that donald trump lost colorado by - as a whole. given that donald trump lost colorado by a - trump lost colorado by a reasonable margin in 2020, will his name not being on the primary ballot paper make any tangible difference to voters
you mentioned neil gorsuch there, appointed ljy neil gorsuch there, appointed by donald trump when heday the judges wrote that they hadn't reached these conclusions lightly, that they were mindful of the magnitude and the weight of the question that was before them. do you think the victory you have had in the colorado state supreme court might encourage other states, voters in other states to take similar cases now? absolutely. and i think a lot have in other cases, there is one being heard in...
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and i think that, in particular, we're all going to be watching supreme court justice neil gorsuch whoe when he was on the court of appeals for the tenth circuit. so the case was colorado,. he wrote and it is quote in the majority opinion in the colorado case that the date does have a right to kick someone who is ineligible to run off of the ballot. interesting in the dissent and hugh didn't mention this that the three dissenting justices did not refute the idea that donald trump played a part in this insurrection which under section 3 of article 14 should rule him ineligible to be running for office. they talked about lack of due process but they didn't engage with any of the evidence that was presented that a five day bench trial. they just said he didn't get his due process. >> bret: jessica, the other point he hasn't been charged official whether i that. >> no. that's also not stipulated in section 3 that you have to be charged. it's not there. i understand that's the case they will make. it will be very difficult for neil gorsuch to go back on something that he has essentially alr
and i think that, in particular, we're all going to be watching supreme court justice neil gorsuch whoe when he was on the court of appeals for the tenth circuit. so the case was colorado,. he wrote and it is quote in the majority opinion in the colorado case that the date does have a right to kick someone who is ineligible to run off of the ballot. interesting in the dissent and hugh didn't mention this that the three dissenting justices did not refute the idea that donald trump played a part...
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gorsuch, neil gorsuch when he was sitting on a federal circuit in colorado, they quote gorsuch for thepinion that colorado gets to decide its own rules but who is qualified or not, is valid in colorado. gorsuch's opinion that they quote in the thing is of course if ideological consistency he would likely uphold the colorado state court opinion. but we are what we are about to see is just how, again, hypocritical and unserious the supreme court is when it comes to protecting the partisan sugar daddies like donald trump. >> let me read from. that we only saw this because if you point to get out. so credit where do. they say and this, they know that justice gorsuch will certainly weigh in on this. as then judge gorsuch recognized in hassan, it the case are citing, it is a state legitimate integrity in protecting the integrity and practical functioning of the political process that permits it to exclude from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally permitted from assuming office. judge cordell, i imagine you have the same interpretation, that this is not an accident to quote than jud
gorsuch, neil gorsuch when he was sitting on a federal circuit in colorado, they quote gorsuch for thepinion that colorado gets to decide its own rules but who is qualified or not, is valid in colorado. gorsuch's opinion that they quote in the thing is of course if ideological consistency he would likely uphold the colorado state court opinion. but we are what we are about to see is just how, again, hypocritical and unserious the supreme court is when it comes to protecting the partisan sugar...
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the state supreme court ruling goes back and quotes neil gorsuch in this ruling. it's specifically targeting a decision that neil gorsuch made, a ruling he made in 2012 as an appellate court judge in colorado where he recognized it is a state's -- it is in a state's legitimate interest to protect the integrity and practical functioning of the political process that permits the state to exclude from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally prohibited from assuming office. in addition to being strict constitutionallests, these justices tend to love to send things back to the states and be proponents of state rights. >> right, we heard this after the 2016 election, right? when people complained donald trump had lost the popular vote, the conservative response was we're in a republic, not a democracy. really the states are in the drivers seat when it comes to federal elections, and that really should cut both ways for republicans in 2024 because if the states are in the driver's seat, if they're the ones making these decisions, i don't see why a state shouldn't
the state supreme court ruling goes back and quotes neil gorsuch in this ruling. it's specifically targeting a decision that neil gorsuch made, a ruling he made in 2012 as an appellate court judge in colorado where he recognized it is a state's -- it is in a state's legitimate interest to protect the integrity and practical functioning of the political process that permits the state to exclude from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally prohibited from assuming office. in addition to...
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but in the opinion, it points out that then colorado supreme court judge neil gorsuch's decision to excludedidate from the ballot was what helped them come to this opinion. do you think when this makes its way to the supreme court judge gorsuch will be that -- we'll stick to the law following constitutional law? or do you worry that, again, politics will get involved? >> stephanie, i don't even recognize politics within the judicial system, and i will not do that tonight. i believe that the sitting justices on the supreme court today, all nine of them, will apply the constitution as it is written. i believe that, as written, the disqualification clause, as applied to the former president, disqualifies him from holding the presidency again. based upon that view of the objective, constitutional law, i believe the united states supreme court will affirm. >> so, you don't believe supreme court justice clarence thomas should recuse himself, given his wife's reported efforts to overturn the election results, you don't? >> i don't have anything to comment on about that, stephanie. i regard the sup
but in the opinion, it points out that then colorado supreme court judge neil gorsuch's decision to excludedidate from the ballot was what helped them come to this opinion. do you think when this makes its way to the supreme court judge gorsuch will be that -- we'll stick to the law following constitutional law? or do you worry that, again, politics will get involved? >> stephanie, i don't even recognize politics within the judicial system, and i will not do that tonight. i believe that...
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neil gorsuch apparently read it in ten minutes.that he either saw an earlier version or the final version of the draft in advance of it being circulated among the justices and he was on board and we gave his assent at that point. or that he didn't read it at all for this outcome. either way, neither is a good look for this court. i imagine that this reporting is again, another part of john roberts no good, terrible, very bad year at the supreme court. >> earlier this week, the supreme court decided to review the mifepristone, putting the future of abortion access back in the hands of the supreme court. what are you watching out for in that case? >> the one thing i'm watching out for is whether this court was serious whether it said in dobson this is an issue that should be left to the states to decide for themselves. because a ruling on the mifepristone case would essentially be a federal ruling, deciding whether they were acting appropriately and whether they had a subsequent reauthorization of it or new rules regarding its distri
neil gorsuch apparently read it in ten minutes.that he either saw an earlier version or the final version of the draft in advance of it being circulated among the justices and he was on board and we gave his assent at that point. or that he didn't read it at all for this outcome. either way, neither is a good look for this court. i imagine that this reporting is again, another part of john roberts no good, terrible, very bad year at the supreme court. >> earlier this week, the supreme...
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gorsuch of the supreme court is a former 10th circuit judge and he has a very converse occasional more or less folks style of writing, even as a justice of the u.s. supreme court that carries over from his time on the 10th circuit and i. so my perception that that tendency by justice gorsuch to use more contractions, for instance, has has had an influence on the writing of other judges, with it has tended to, i think, to make us a little bit less stilted because after all, if if if a justice of the supreme court can write in a conversational, folksy way, then why can't we? and is that what you go for, that that folksy way? and i'm specifically remembering back to the vaccine mandate case. you talk about deciding it on both the legal opinions, but the common sense and that they both pointed to the same decision, as i recall, in that in that opinion, i probably actually shied away from anything that could be considered to be folksy because the issue was of such grave importance to both sides. i tried to be crystal clear in my ruling and i tried to give some historical backdrop to the rea
gorsuch of the supreme court is a former 10th circuit judge and he has a very converse occasional more or less folks style of writing, even as a justice of the u.s. supreme court that carries over from his time on the 10th circuit and i. so my perception that that tendency by justice gorsuch to use more contractions, for instance, has has had an influence on the writing of other judges, with it has tended to, i think, to make us a little bit less stilted because after all, if if if a justice of...
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gorsuch of the supreme court is a former 10th circuit judge and he has a very converse occasional more or less folks style of writing, even as a justice of the u.s. supreme court that carries over from his time on the 10th circuit and i. so my perception that that tendency by justice gorsuch to use more contractions, for instance, has has had an influence on the writing of other judges, with it has tended to, i think, to make us a little bit less stilted because after all, if if if a justice of the supreme court can write in a conversational, folksy way, then why can't we? and is that what you go for, that that folksy way? and i'm specifically remembering back to the vaccine mandate case. you talk about deciding it on both the legal opinions, but the common sense and that they both pointed to the same decision, as i recall, in that in that opinion, i probably actually shied away from anything that could be considered to be folksy because the issue was of such grave importance to both sides. i tried to be crystal clear in my ruling and i tried to give some historical backdrop to the rea
gorsuch of the supreme court is a former 10th circuit judge and he has a very converse occasional more or less folks style of writing, even as a justice of the u.s. supreme court that carries over from his time on the 10th circuit and i. so my perception that that tendency by justice gorsuch to use more contractions, for instance, has has had an influence on the writing of other judges, with it has tended to, i think, to make us a little bit less stilted because after all, if if if a justice of...
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you mentioned neil gorsuch there, appointed by donald trump when he was president previously. judges wrote that they hadn't reached these conclusions lightly, that they were mindful of the magnitude and the weight of the question that was before them. do you think the victory you have had in the colorado state supreme court might encourage other states, voters in other states to take similar cases now? absolutely. and i think a lot have in other cases, there is one being heard in maine right now. i think what this helps them to do is to prove their cases. and i think it also it requires the supreme court to step in and say, ok, we need to make a decision for the country as a whole. there's been lots of diplomacy on the israel—gaza war, but no new deals yet. a vote at the united nations on a draft resolution calling for a cessation in fighting has been delayed again, and in the middle east, possible talks on hostage releases are making progress. it's the second time the un has delayed the vote with the language in the resolution standing in the way. in the latest wording, the u
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you mentioned neil gorsuch there, appointed by donald trump when he was present previously.ges wrote that they hadn't reached these conclusions lightly, that they were mindful of the magnitude and the weight of the question that was before them. do you think the victory you have had in the colorado state supreme court might encourage other states, voters in other states to take similar cases now? absolutely. and i think a lot have in other cases, there is one being heard in maine right now. i think what this helps them to do is to prove their cases. and i think it also requires the supreme court to step in and say, ok, we need to make a decision for the country as a whole. a volcano in iceland is still active following a dramatic eruption on monday. the flare up is gushing lava and smoke from the mountain filled with magma. more than 4,000 residents of the nearest town, grindavik, were evacuated after a spate of earthquakes last month. reports say lava is flowing at a rate of around 100 to 200 cubic metres per second, despite iceland's meteorological office saying the power
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host: newsweek has an article about neil gorsuch. apparently he made a decision that has some bearing on this case? guest: yeah, it's probably fair to anticipate that justice is thomases and alito would be on board with this decision and maybe justice kagan and justice sotomayor and justice jackson might be -- agreeing with the majority in part because it's a very conservative originalist writing. they use the plain language, they go back to the dictionary from the time of the ratification of the constitution. they look at -- they say states get to do what states should be able to do, very conservative approach to finding that donald trump is disqualified. i think the question is they are pulling out of a different case which is not exactly the same. gorsuch, cavanagh, roberts and justice coney barrett, where would they fall in that decision and you need five votes to get to the merit that is a full-blown consideration by the court. i think those of the justices in the mix. three of them were put there by donald trump. it's a little
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. >> on a rush to judgment in this situation and maga supreme court and neil gorsuch and amy coneny barretthy -- amy combmy barrett and trying to directly impact and interfere with the presidential election and listen to sane and sober legal analysts and jonathan turn turley that jk smith does not have the right to deny due process because he says so. he can't simply demand the supreme court to push everything else aside and hear his case. griff: joe mentioned we'll find out the situation in colorado quickly and the deadline for colorado to print their ballots is january 5. you know, talking alaska the cases, there's 31 separate pieces of article 3, 14th amendment under the clause of insurrection and 31 different pieces of legislation against trump. you've got maine was supposed to tell us whether or not they'll take trump off the ballot and it'll happen early next week and colorado lieutenant governor was an ambassador under obama to hungary is writing to her secretary of state saying find any reason to get trump off the ballot and openly politicizing the process. at the end of the day, it
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. >> his fate may likely let rest with those justices, including neil gorsuch. own words were quoted in the majority opinion of the colorado supreme court's decision to kick trump off the ballot there. trump's very first pick for the supreme court had ruled as an appellate judge that states could, quote, excluded from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally prohibited from assuming office. trump's campaign says he plans to file an appeal before the high court imminently. in another case, trump is in no rush to put his faith in the hands of the very people he gave lifetime appointments. just today, he asked the supreme court to hold off on the issue of presidential immunity that special counsel jack smith asked the court to expedite. in california, a number of democrats are pushing for their state to follow colorado's lead. that includes our first guest tonight, california lieutenant governor, eleni kounalakis. thank you so much for being with us this evening. we should note, you sent a letter just hours ago to california secretary of state to, quote, expl
. >> his fate may likely let rest with those justices, including neil gorsuch. own words were quoted in the majority opinion of the colorado supreme court's decision to kick trump off the ballot there. trump's very first pick for the supreme court had ruled as an appellate judge that states could, quote, excluded from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally prohibited from assuming office. trump's campaign says he plans to file an appeal before the high court imminently. in another...
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and when president trump, in his first week or two, nominated neil gorsuch to the court, i looked into my heart and i said, look, you know, he's not the person i would recommend by any stretch. you know, he's not going vote on things that i would. but if i apply the yardstick of is this person qualified, that person was qualified to be on the supreme court much as i disagree. but trump won the election. and so that's why i supported his confirmation again. and that was, i thought, an era in which we still maybe had a hope of bipartisanship in these nominations. i was strive ing and praying that it would be that way. it hasn't obviously turned out that way. and and i think the nomination process is broken. and and it's unfortunately impacting the work of the court. we have a question from our friend lindsay chervinsky of the has to adhere to an ethics code. i wonder if he'd like to see his colleagues on the supreme court adhere to similar standards who've i'm not going to touch that high on. i will say that let me just say let me just tell you what my rule is. well, first of all, it's n
and when president trump, in his first week or two, nominated neil gorsuch to the court, i looked into my heart and i said, look, you know, he's not the person i would recommend by any stretch. you know, he's not going vote on things that i would. but if i apply the yardstick of is this person qualified, that person was qualified to be on the supreme court much as i disagree. but trump won the election. and so that's why i supported his confirmation again. and that was, i thought, an era in...
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and when neil gorsuch, now supreme court justice was a colorado state supreme court judge, he held that the state of colorado was absolutely in the right in keeping someone off the ballot. it's a case called hassan vs. colorado. i will quote from the ruling tonight. several courts have expressly upheld states abilities. as then-judge gorsuch recognized in hassan, it's a state's legitimate interest in recognizing the integrity and political functions of the process that permits it to exclude from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally permitted from assuming office. is that like a not so subtle message to one of the supreme court justices likely to take this up, mary. >> well, i think the colorado supreme court is pointing out now at least one person who's a supreme court justice now ruling on this has something that supports their ruling, that, yes, the state of colorado can keep someone off the ballot not constitutionally qualified. there is a big difference between objective qualifications like age and citizenship tln there are for things like, you know, whether someone has en
and when neil gorsuch, now supreme court justice was a colorado state supreme court judge, he held that the state of colorado was absolutely in the right in keeping someone off the ballot. it's a case called hassan vs. colorado. i will quote from the ruling tonight. several courts have expressly upheld states abilities. as then-judge gorsuch recognized in hassan, it's a state's legitimate interest in recognizing the integrity and political functions of the process that permits it to exclude...
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joining me now is mike davis, former clerk for justice neil gorsuch and founder of the article iii projectso with me is stephen miller, former senior adviser to president trump and founder of america first legal. mike, i'm going to start with you. what's your take on what happened today? >> well, jack smith is used to getting unanimously slapped down by the supreme court like he did when he brought a bogus criminal prosecution against former virginia governor bob macdonald. a likely presidential or vice presidential candidate in 2016 and the supreme court today unanimously said we are not going to hear this case. we are going to go through the normal process. we are not going to go along with your election interference, jack smith. you are going to take this through the normal process and that's the right decision. >> steven, these are not normal times. i keep saying this. but this level of election interference. this kind of persecution of your opponents, whether it's, you know, donald trump or rudy giuliani, it just keeps going on and on. why do i feel like republican leaders are not ful
joining me now is mike davis, former clerk for justice neil gorsuch and founder of the article iii projectso with me is stephen miller, former senior adviser to president trump and founder of america first legal. mike, i'm going to start with you. what's your take on what happened today? >> well, jack smith is used to getting unanimously slapped down by the supreme court like he did when he brought a bogus criminal prosecution against former virginia governor bob macdonald. a likely...
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when neil gorsuch, now supreme court justice, was a colorado state supreme judge, he held the state of colorado was absolutely in the right from keeping somebody off the ballot. it's a state case called hassan versus colorado. i will quote from it. several courts have expressly upheld states abilities to uphold constitutionally ineligible ballots from their ballots. see hassan versus colorado. as judge courses -- recognized and has honors estates legitimate interest in protecting integrity practical and not so subtle message from one of the justices who is likely to take this up, mary? >> i think the colorado supreme court is trying to point out that at least one person was now a current justice was likely to be ruling on this case has said something that they think supports their holding. the holding that yes, the state of colorado can keep somebody off the ballot who is not constitutionally qualified. now there is a big difference between sort of objective qualifications like age and citizenship than there are for things like whether somebody has engaged in an insurrection or rebelli
when neil gorsuch, now supreme court justice, was a colorado state supreme judge, he held the state of colorado was absolutely in the right from keeping somebody off the ballot. it's a state case called hassan versus colorado. i will quote from it. several courts have expressly upheld states abilities to uphold constitutionally ineligible ballots from their ballots. see hassan versus colorado. as judge courses -- recognized and has honors estates legitimate interest in protecting integrity...
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you will notice the majority opinion cites" a lower court opinion written by then judge neil gorsuch saying states have the right as part of running the elections and managing the ballot, applying the qualifications clause of the constitution and knocking people off the ballot because that's federalism for you. >> that is far-fetched. it is one thing to argue democracy in terms of how they implement policies. when you are determining what the federal constitution says about who is disqualified and who is not, that is like the supreme court -- two or three circuit courts invalidating obamacare and the supreme court saying it is fine to invalidate obamacare there but not here. it is a clear federal constitutional question. it has to do with who is elected for president for all of us. this is not a question of states having the flexibility about implementing a particular policy that has an effect on the economy or what have you. >> i agree. the odds are high the court will take the case. the other ground for supreme court search review is national importance of the issue. i tend to thin
you will notice the majority opinion cites" a lower court opinion written by then judge neil gorsuch saying states have the right as part of running the elections and managing the ballot, applying the qualifications clause of the constitution and knocking people off the ballot because that's federalism for you. >> that is far-fetched. it is one thing to argue democracy in terms of how they implement policies. when you are determining what the federal constitution says about who is...
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gorsuch when he was on the court of appeals because he rolled before someone has engaged -- >> katieat about thee co condition of the country thoughs in terms of democracy and votin and whether to move forward as a country in the way people are so polarized. is this a good idea for y of state to take a e people offn to tak the ballot? >> jessica: no. california had the opportunity no.o it and they said but i do know the country looks better than it did on h january 6th. >> katie: whatn ? >> honestly come i don't know. have you see n the border? abusing gas prices? >> jessica: i have>> and they are down. >> there is a precipitout iss -- >> katie: what is better? >> jessica: what is better? the economcrimy is better. crimnot e and safety. the bordes not better. all these statistics -- >> 12% on the economy questioning >> jessica: if you go with real clear politics joe average, joe biden is around tws points down in the average. e there are slow polls where hei leaving donald trump. frankly, there is this done nihilism somewhat the last b election said. democrats won 2020 and joe biden
gorsuch when he was on the court of appeals because he rolled before someone has engaged -- >> katieat about thee co condition of the country thoughs in terms of democracy and votin and whether to move forward as a country in the way people are so polarized. is this a good idea for y of state to take a e people offn to tak the ballot? >> jessica: no. california had the opportunity no.o it and they said but i do know the country looks better than it did on h january 6th. >>...
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and where first see circulates in the top meeting, ten minutes later, justice neil gorsuch joins, andarrett and clarence thomas join in a few days later. have not joints. that is a powerful indication, like a 98-page decision. i was able to digest right then that they had an advanced look at the opinion. that is not heard unheard of. people occasionally pre circulate to their allies draft opinions, but it's not routine. it seemed to be part of a pattern of justice alito making this project and guiding it through the court to get to the ultimate decision, doing away with roe v. wade. >> it also raises some questions about who exactly the tops of decision to politico, as we talked about, a seismic moment in american politics. justice alito had reportedly had a history of leaking other big, controversial decisions, in some cases, to curry favor with conservatives outside the court. -- is one of them. should people be thinking about that as they think about who lead the dobbs decision in your reporting in and around alito's zeal to overturn roe? >> i am not going to accuse justice alito o
and where first see circulates in the top meeting, ten minutes later, justice neil gorsuch joins, andarrett and clarence thomas join in a few days later. have not joints. that is a powerful indication, like a 98-page decision. i was able to digest right then that they had an advanced look at the opinion. that is not heard unheard of. people occasionally pre circulate to their allies draft opinions, but it's not routine. it seemed to be part of a pattern of justice alito making this project and...
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gorsuch himself on the court of appeals because he's ruled before that someone -- a state can remove someone who has engaged in that. >> what about the condition of the country, though? in terms of the democracy and voting and whether we should move forward as a country and the way people are so polarized, is this a good idea for secretaries of state to take a single action to take people off the ballot? >> california said no. california the opportunity to do it and said no. i know the country looks a hell of a lot better than it did on january 6th. and i do know from what -- >> honestly, i don't know. >> really? have you seen the footage? >> have you seen the border, have you seen gas prices? >> i have and they're down! >> yes. there's a precipitous -- >> what is better? oh, the economy is better. crime and safety is better. the border is not better. it is! >> like 12% on the economy? >> if you go and look at the real politics average you see that joe biden around two points down in the averages there. there are a slew of polls including in-state polls where he's leading donald trum
gorsuch himself on the court of appeals because he's ruled before that someone -- a state can remove someone who has engaged in that. >> what about the condition of the country, though? in terms of the democracy and voting and whether we should move forward as a country and the way people are so polarized, is this a good idea for secretaries of state to take a single action to take people off the ballot? >> california said no. california the opportunity to do it and said no. i know...
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gorsuch said, "we will be fair and just.ally, justice clarence thomas said, "so if you want a favorable ruling, just call me." [ laughter ] ♪ bitch better have my money ♪ "yello clarence speaking. guys, listen to this, after the colorado ruling was announced, trump's four republican rivals, nikki haley, ron desantis, chris christie and vivek ramaswamy all made statements criticizing the decision yep. all of them were like, "oh, no, we can't believe this happened [ laughter ] what a terrible, terrible, terrible news. oh, my goodness. vivek ramaswamy even pledged to withdraw from the colorado ballot in solidarity [ light laughter ] that's like mitch mcconnell recusing himself from being named "sexiest man alive." [ laughter ] you know what i'm saying that's right, it's possible that trump won't be allowed to have his name on the ballot in colorado, which might explain this ad i just saw last night. >> hey, colorado, donald trump is no longer on the ballot, but you can still vote for a proven winner, a glorious leader with a ve
gorsuch said, "we will be fair and just.ally, justice clarence thomas said, "so if you want a favorable ruling, just call me." [ laughter ] ♪ bitch better have my money ♪ "yello clarence speaking. guys, listen to this, after the colorado ruling was announced, trump's four republican rivals, nikki haley, ron desantis, chris christie and vivek ramaswamy all made statements criticizing the decision yep. all of them were like, "oh, no, we can't believe this happened [...
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gorsuch and mark penn, chairman and ceo of stagwell and chairman of the harris poll.ns of all of what we're taking about. great to have you with us today. matt, how problematic for the former president are these pending cases that are still out there and this new language today on this from california? >> yeah, well obviously this is going to be now a state by state battle. ultimately the u.s. supreme court is going to weigh-in on this. but you know, what happens is you're going to have other states consider this and potentially rule in the opposite and find the contrary to what is being said by the colorado supreme court. i think a lot of americans are asking themselves about the rule of law right now. do we have it or is it just these black-robed folks that can decide without due process like you said that president trump has never been found guilty or charged with insurrection but somehow he's ineligible in colorado because four out of seven judges said he was. it's very concerning and as for someone that stands for the rule of law, this is an outrageous result. a
gorsuch and mark penn, chairman and ceo of stagwell and chairman of the harris poll.ns of all of what we're taking about. great to have you with us today. matt, how problematic for the former president are these pending cases that are still out there and this new language today on this from california? >> yeah, well obviously this is going to be now a state by state battle. ultimately the u.s. supreme court is going to weigh-in on this. but you know, what happens is you're going to have...
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the idea seems to stem from the supreme court and from justices neil gorsuch and clarence thomas in arecent dissent. republicans in louisiana saw that eighth circuit decision as their opportunity to try to avoid redrawing their map. the gambit, however, did not work. they have until the end of january to draw and passed new congressional boundaries. joining me to discuss this is sophia, the director of the aclu's voting rights project. sophia, thank you so much for being here. we are all over the map in terms of literally, part in the terrible plan there. what is happening with so many of these voting rights cases? can you give me your reaction to what is happening, specifically in arkansas? >> thank you so much for having me on tonight. yes arkansas it is quite the wild west. it's a decision that is completely beyond the pale. one that is contrary to decades of precedent and practice, including from the u.s. supreme court, including from the eighth circuit itself. it would completely eviscerate the promise of the voting rights act, the enforcement of which was completely driven by pr
the idea seems to stem from the supreme court and from justices neil gorsuch and clarence thomas in arecent dissent. republicans in louisiana saw that eighth circuit decision as their opportunity to try to avoid redrawing their map. the gambit, however, did not work. they have until the end of january to draw and passed new congressional boundaries. joining me to discuss this is sophia, the director of the aclu's voting rights project. sophia, thank you so much for being here. we are all over...
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the market changed so much over the last five or 10 years with these neil gorsuch and zero day on shuns-term investor you need to close your eyes and ears to those days. you were talking to someone the stock market goes up long term, i would say use days yesterday to be opportunistic, unless you have a 24 hour trading window those are opportunities to buy when everybody is panicking, in the short run you shouldn't make long-term decisions. charles: rob, let me stick with you on that. today's bounceback though, it is pretty strong bounce back and it feels good some way, it heightens concerns about volatility. buy the dips. use these to your advantage. when the market gets endings dream volatility and we've been pretty comfortable with the vix 12, 13, 11 handle, doesn't it change things for next year? >> i mean, look, volatility, look, vix at 12, jim iurio was talking about if you're inclined to hedge your portfolio with options you can do that i go back to the idea, charles, there will be volatility. if you are investing in the stock market be prepared anytime the market can go down 10 t
the market changed so much over the last five or 10 years with these neil gorsuch and zero day on shuns-term investor you need to close your eyes and ears to those days. you were talking to someone the stock market goes up long term, i would say use days yesterday to be opportunistic, unless you have a 24 hour trading window those are opportunities to buy when everybody is panicking, in the short run you shouldn't make long-term decisions. charles: rob, let me stick with you on that. today's...
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gorsuch, on the very question of whether states get to disqualify people from state election ballots. here is what then judge gorsuch said. now, of course, justice gorsuch, he said a state's legitimate interest in protecting the integrity and practical functioning of the political process permits the state to exclude from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally prohibited from assuming office. i have to say. that feels like a little bit of foreshadowing on at least how judge gorsuch, now justice gorsuch, will approach this issue. >> reporter: fascinating to see how that will play. out interesting tidbit there for certain. gwen, in the colorado case, th state gop, they are the ones who asked the supreme cot review the specific questions. if you would talk to us about their request and what it entails. >> yes, i think jordan, who was commenting a few moments ago about how we are all kind of just waiting for thisssue to land at the supreme, whether donald trump is qualified or disqualified from being on the presidential ballot. i think inevitably it will hit the supreme court and
gorsuch, on the very question of whether states get to disqualify people from state election ballots. here is what then judge gorsuch said. now, of course, justice gorsuch, he said a state's legitimate interest in protecting the integrity and practical functioning of the political process permits the state to exclude from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally prohibited from assuming office. i have to say. that feels like a little bit of foreshadowing on at least how judge gorsuch, now...
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gorsuch thought this would violate due process for future victims. >> what's the next move?we're back to square one. the case could go to bankruptcy trial. if that were the case, all of the other issues are still fair game. if somebody wanted to sue the individual sackler members individually, they could do that. it seems to me in these kind of massive tort type of cases, there usually is a resolution. if this were thrown out, we would start over from the drawing board. there's people that want to see that happen. they want their eye for an eye from the sackler families. others say $6 billion is a lot of money, and we can do a lot of good with that in terms of providing treatment for people already addicted to painkillers, and prevention in the future. so not a clear answer here as to what's in the best interest of justice. >> do you have a sense of how the sackler family itself, they claim they're innocent and shouldn't be roped into this, tied into this, how they might argue in their defense if they were forced to? >> yes, i think what they would argue is lack of knowledge
gorsuch thought this would violate due process for future victims. >> what's the next move?we're back to square one. the case could go to bankruptcy trial. if that were the case, all of the other issues are still fair game. if somebody wanted to sue the individual sackler members individually, they could do that. it seems to me in these kind of massive tort type of cases, there usually is a resolution. if this were thrown out, we would start over from the drawing board. there's people...
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and as was reported at the time of the leak, fellow conservatives, clarence thomas, neil gorsuch, brettaugh, and amy coney barrett signed on to alito's majority opinion. they also partially one over chief justice john roberts. now, when the ruling officially came down, which eliminated the constitutionally protected right to an abortion, it had, of course, profound implications that continue to reverberate every single day in this country. i, mean the dobbs decision reshaped the contours of american life, the politics of every state, red or blue, the lives, and day-to-day experience of women and pregnant people, and anyone who is related to them, nationwide. but even with the lake, the circumstances of the decision remained opaque. that's the way the court operates. for 18 months, we've had very little information about how and why the court made this radical ruling, until da the new york times just published an exhaustive investigative piece from behind the scenes of th dismantling of roe v. wade. through internal documents, contemporaneous notes, and interviews with more than a dozen
and as was reported at the time of the leak, fellow conservatives, clarence thomas, neil gorsuch, brettaugh, and amy coney barrett signed on to alito's majority opinion. they also partially one over chief justice john roberts. now, when the ruling officially came down, which eliminated the constitutionally protected right to an abortion, it had, of course, profound implications that continue to reverberate every single day in this country. i, mean the dobbs decision reshaped the contours of...
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he recommend that trump nominate neil gorsuch, brett kavanaugh, and amy coney barrett. he helped pick clarence thomas and samuel alito. he's close with justices thomas and alito. thomas is a godfather to one of leo's daughters. these relationships seen innocent enough untilio remember leo's goal is to undermine legal progressive victories which can only happen with their compliance. in trying to achieve that goal, he's cultivated a coterie of welty donors like harlan crow and the koch family, familiar names that i will come back to in a brief moment. but first, back in 2020, thomas would openly complain about how civil servants, which he had been most of his professional life, don't make much money. >> the job is not worth doing for what they pay. it's not worth doing for the grief. butt is worth doing for the principle. >> today, propublica is reporting those complaints were far more serious. so serious that justice thomas reportedly said if congress doesn't give justices a raise, that one or more justices will leave soon. this is according to records from the time- i'
he recommend that trump nominate neil gorsuch, brett kavanaugh, and amy coney barrett. he helped pick clarence thomas and samuel alito. he's close with justices thomas and alito. thomas is a godfather to one of leo's daughters. these relationships seen innocent enough untilio remember leo's goal is to undermine legal progressive victories which can only happen with their compliance. in trying to achieve that goal, he's cultivated a coterie of welty donors like harlan crow and the koch family,...
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you will notice the majority opinion cites" a lower court opinion written by then judge neil gorsuch saying states have the right as part of running the elections and managing the ballot, applying the qualifications clause of the constitution and knocking people off the ballot because that's federalism for you. >> that is far-fetched. it is one thing to argue democracy in terms of how they implement policies. when you are determining what the federal constitution says about who is disqualified and who is not, that is like the supreme court -- two or three circuit courts invalidating obamacare and the supreme court saying it is fine to invalidate obamacare there but not here. it is a clear federal constitutional question. it has to do with who is elected for president for all of us. this is not a question of states having the flexibility about implementing a particular policy that has an effect on the economy or what have you. >> i agree. the odds are high the court will take the case. the other ground for supreme court search review is national importance of the issue. i tend to thin
you will notice the majority opinion cites" a lower court opinion written by then judge neil gorsuch saying states have the right as part of running the elections and managing the ballot, applying the qualifications clause of the constitution and knocking people off the ballot because that's federalism for you. >> that is far-fetched. it is one thing to argue democracy in terms of how they implement policies. when you are determining what the federal constitution says about who is...
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gorsuch, right, and his decision -- >> kennedy: who is from colorado. >> jessica: where he affirmedllot if they are ineligible in section three of the 14th amendment. nowhere does it say he has to be convicted of insurrection or rebellion. i'm just saying -- >> kennedy: lack of faith and due process. that is where they have a legal challenge. >> jessica: i never said i was a lawyer on tv when you're having a problem, i'm just stating facts about how they defended their position. and they also engaged with the fact that the dissenting justices said no due process but didn't talk at all about the five day bench trial that president trump got where there were a slew of witnesses for all of this, so to say this is a good week for him with the audiotape and what happened in colorado just because this might get pushed back -- >> jeanine: it will. >> jessica: it will, but the d.c. circuit has also been moving incredibly quickly. >> kennedy: well, i think the election is going to be weird no matter what happens, charlie. a republican donors waiting for the entire thing to coalesce? i'm talk
gorsuch, right, and his decision -- >> kennedy: who is from colorado. >> jessica: where he affirmedllot if they are ineligible in section three of the 14th amendment. nowhere does it say he has to be convicted of insurrection or rebellion. i'm just saying -- >> kennedy: lack of faith and due process. that is where they have a legal challenge. >> jessica: i never said i was a lawyer on tv when you're having a problem, i'm just stating facts about how they defended their...
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he got the idea from neil gorsuch.of years ago, he basically said, i hope someone makes a ruling like this so i can support them. this is directly instructed to rule this way by a supreme court justice writing a concurrent opinion. he doesn't come up with it himself. this is why republicans have worked so hard to take over the courts. on this particular point, it's not just trump. the thing, and i've talked about this before, the thing that links a reagan judged to a bush judge to a bush wga to a trump judge, the thing that they all share in common is that hatred for voting rights, that is how they are picked. that's what they are picked for. the questions that they asked are basically, do you hate women or voting rights? you get to have a judgeship if you do. that's why this is all coming together. they have already taken every shot they can. they have already taken every shot they can against the lgbtq community. this is the third leg of the stool. we understand that reproductive rights and lgbtq rights are popular.
he got the idea from neil gorsuch.of years ago, he basically said, i hope someone makes a ruling like this so i can support them. this is directly instructed to rule this way by a supreme court justice writing a concurrent opinion. he doesn't come up with it himself. this is why republicans have worked so hard to take over the courts. on this particular point, it's not just trump. the thing, and i've talked about this before, the thing that links a reagan judged to a bush judge to a bush wga to...
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gorsuch, who had a long history of opposing federal regulations. counsel -- said in plain terms, exactly what the trump administration was going to do, quote, there is a coherent plane here where actually the judicial selection and the deregulatory effect are really the flip side of the same coin. with courts stacked with trump appointees across the country, the coherent plan was well underway. the supreme court has taken up three major cases this term that take aim at the very structure of the so-called, administrative state, and at the constitutionality of how they function. but in these cases on their own, we'll call into question the function of the government as we know. it today, we are focusing on one of the cases, scc versus jarkesy. in short, george jarkesy is a right wing activists in political commentator who is also a hedge fund manager. he got in trouble with the securities and exchange commission for fraud. the fcc found that he misrepresented how his funds were run, that he paid himself and his partner excessive fees, they inflated -
gorsuch, who had a long history of opposing federal regulations. counsel -- said in plain terms, exactly what the trump administration was going to do, quote, there is a coherent plane here where actually the judicial selection and the deregulatory effect are really the flip side of the same coin. with courts stacked with trump appointees across the country, the coherent plan was well underway. the supreme court has taken up three major cases this term that take aim at the very structure of the...