Gorsuch Vote: 5 Top Issues From Senate Hearings

By Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg BNA

“The independence and integrity of the judiciary is in my bones,” U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch told senators during his confirmation hearing. The statement came in response to tough questioning from Democrats regarding his independence from President Donald Trump.

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has already said that he’ll vote against Gorsuch and urged his colleagues to mount a filibuster to block the nomination. While a handful of Democrats have agreed, others are still weighing their options.

Here are five moments raising issues of judicial independence during the confirmation hearings that might be ...