Neil Gorsuch

It is the controlling interpretation of the Second Amendment.

Justice Scalia's legacy will live on a lot longer than mine. I am confident of that.

I am a believer in the civil jury system, and I do not know whether it is the very bulwark of liberty or the palladium of liberty.

Well, Justice Black used to think so.

Ours is public law. That is our system, made by the people and their representatives, a government by the people, for the people.

It would be a very good thing for all involved, the country and independent judiciary and the left itself, if liberals take a page from their own judges of the New Deal era, kick their addiction to constitutional litigation, and return to…

The level of sympathy liberals pushing constitutional litigation can expect in the courts may wither over time, leaving the left truly out in the cold.

I do not believe that is part of the judicial function, and I do not believe that is what good judges do.

The point of a precedent--I am trying to be as helpful to you here as I can be, Senator--is that it represents collective wisdom.

In my line of work, a precedent is a heavy, weighty thing, and it deserves respect as precedent, as part of our history.

I think every member of the U.S. Supreme Court sitting is a very fine judge, yes.

Senator, I have consistently, not picking out Griswold or any other particular case, I have drawn a line that I think is required of a good judge to be fair and to respect the separation of powers, without respect to precedent.