Neil Gorsuch: “Precedent is the starting point for any good judge.”

[T]he decision whether to let private plaintiffs enforce a new statutory right poses delicate questions of public policy.

Many of the arguments before us today follow a sadly familiar pattern. Yes, promises were made but the price of keeping them has become too great so now we should just cast a blind eye. We reject that thinking.

the State took steps that, it said, would help ensure that a variety of other nongovernmental entities and governmental agencies would continue to provide access to necessary medical care and important women’s health and family planning…

If human nature and history teach us anything, it is that civil liberties face grave risks when governments proclaim indefinite states of emergency.