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Neil Gorsuch: “Courts should not be in the business of perpetuating administrative edicts designed for one emergency only because…”

On the recordOctober 2, 2026
Courts should not be in the business of perpetuating administrative edicts designed for one emergency only because elected officials have failed to address a different emergency.
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Neil Gorsuch

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In dissent regarding Covid emergency powers

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