Orders in moments. #SCOTUS
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No new cases granted by
#SCOTUS. Today's orders note that Justice Gorsuch did not participate, the first mention of him as a justice.pic.twitter.com/8fRnu8Cldq
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No action from the court on Masterpiece Cakeshop. Still.
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#SCOTUS denied cert in Castro v. DHS. Background from@SCOTUSblog: http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/castro-v-department-homeland-security/ …pic.twitter.com/23FttXj5Lc
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Alright, headed up to the courtroom to see Gorsuch on the bench.
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Woo. A very excited bench today. They were almost giddy to have a new colleague. Jokes and laughter all around.
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The Chief Justice opened the sitting by welcoming Neil Gorsuch as the 101st associate justice of the Supreme Court.
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After Roberts wished him "a long & happy career" on the bench, Gorsuch spoke briefly, thanking his colleagues for their "very warm welcome."
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The case, Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, featured several questions from Justice Gorsuch about the underlying text of the law.
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Perry's lawyer, Christopher Landau: We're not asking the court "to break new ground." Gorsuch: "No," just continuing "to make it up."
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Alito, on the "unbelievably complicated" law at issue: "Who wrote this statute — someone who enjoys pulling the wings off flies?"
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Sotomayor, joined in the light mood in a question to the gov't lawyer, noting: "If I'm writing the opinion — which I hope I'm not ..."
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That prompted laughter from the whole bench, with the Chief giving her a joking look, like, "just you wait."
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Later, though, when Gorsuch pressed Ass't to the SG Brian Fletcher on the "plain text" question about the case, things turned slightly.
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Kagan lightly but clearly said NG's reading "would be a kind of revolution — to the extent one can have a revolution in this kind of case."
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tl; dr: It is a "new kid at school" sorta day at
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Should have a red "S" on his forehead as a reminder of the stolen seat.
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POTUS* SCOTUS*
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Sad day for USA.
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Stolen seat
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