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Neil Gorsuch: “The judge's job is to put that stuff aside and approach the law as you find it.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
The judge's job is to put that stuff aside and approach the law as you find it.
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Neil Gorsuch

Editor's note · Context

Gorsuch highlights the necessity for judges to set aside personal views when interpreting the law.

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