Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recused himself on Wednesday from an environment case that’s slated to come before the court next week. 



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Justice Gorsuch recuses himself from key environmental case with ties to longtime ally

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch announced Wednesday that he will recuse himself from a case dealing with a western railway line after Democratic lawmakers called attention to the fact that a longtime ally of his could benefit from the court’s decision.

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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch announced Wednesday that he will recuse himself from a case dealing with a western railway line after Democratic lawmakers called attention to the fact that a longtime ally of his could benefit from the court’s decision. The court’s clerk notified attorneys in the case in a letter that, in light of the Supreme Court’s recently approved code of conduct, Gorsuch would recuse in the cas…

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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recused himself on Wednesday from an environment case that’s slated to come before the court next week.  Gorsuch announced his recusal in a one-paragraph letter published on the court’s website. It did not explain his reasons for doing so, though it comes after a push from Democrats alleging that he…

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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recuses himself from case after pressure

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has recused himself from a development–environmental case over a potential conflict of interest after protests from Democratic lawmakers who say the court decision will impact a longtime associate of the justice.
Oral argument for the case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, is scheduled to be heard by the court next Tuesday.
The Trump nominee notified attorneys in the case th…

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WASHINGTON >> Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will not participate in an environmental case to be argued next week involving a proposed railway in Utah, the court said on Wednesday, a move that followed a call by some Democratic lawmakers for him to recuse over a possible conflict of interest.

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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recused himself from an upcoming environmental case scheduled for next week after reviewing the current ethics code, according to a letter sent Wednesday to case attorneys.

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Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch recuses himself from environmental case

“Justice Neil Gorsuch has recused himself from a case that is set to be argued in days after ethics watchdogs and Democratic lawmakers urged him to step aside because the outcome will likely affect the financial interests of a billionaire to whom he has longstanding ties,” the New York Times reports. “The terse disclosure, made in a letter from a clerk to the Supreme Court to lawyers involved in the case, did not specify a reason, saying only th…

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Gorsuch and oil billionaire Philip Anschutz have long-standing ties.

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Gorsuch recuses from Supreme Court case after Democrats note ties to billionaire

On Wednesday, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recused himself from Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado. While he did not disclose a reason for recusal, the decision followed revelations from Accountable.US that Gorsuch’s billionaire benefactor, Philip Anschutz, stood to benefit from the case. Importantly, one of Anschutz’s companies filed an amicus brief outlining its interests in the case. We have learned over the…

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