He isn't a Scalia. Not by a long shot. He's another Trump. He loves to hear himself talk.
October 3, 2017
By Jeffery Toobin
Toward the end of the Supreme Court’s argument (click here) in Gill v. Whitford, about the future of partisan gerrymandering, there was a revealing moment about the place of the newest Justice in the esteem of at least one of his peers. In less than a year, Neil Gorsuch has dominated oral arguments, lectured his colleagues, and given dubiously appropriate public speeches. Questioning Paul Smith, the lawyer challenging Wisconsin’s contorted district lines, Gorsuch made another pedantic gesture....
...Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is bent with age, can sometimes look disengaged or even sleepy during arguments, and she had that droopy look today as well. But, in this moment, she heard Gorsuch very clearly, and she didn’t even raise her head before offering a brisk and convincing dismissal. In her still Brooklyn-flecked drawl, she grumbled, “Where did ‘one person, one vote’ come from?” There might have been an audible woo that echoed through the courtroom. (Ginsburg’s comment seemed to silence Gorsuch for the rest of the arguments.)...
Justice Ginsburg got tired of the disrespect. Disrespect for her wisdom, disrespect for the US Constitution and disrespect for the American citizen. Gorsuch is a jerk besides lacking constitutional intellect.
If I recall, Justices Scalia and Ginsburg were dear friends. I doubt Gorsuch will ever say the same.
Thank you, Mr. Toobin.
