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Neil Gorsuch: Apart from pointing to habitual drunkard laws, the government has not even attempted to prove that any other specific…

On the recordJune 18, 2026
Apart from pointing to habitual drunkard laws, the government has not even attempted to prove that any other specific historical principle might justify its prosecution in this case.
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Neil Gorsuch
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reason.com
Jun 18, 2026

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Majority opinion in United States v. Hemani.

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