If confirmed, Gorsuch would replace the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. [Gorsuch promises independence from Trump — and steals Democrats’ line of attack]“No one is looking to return us to horse-and-buggy days,” Gorsuch responded. Supreme Court precedent has established that the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause is wide enough to encompass those who were not recognized when it was written. Democratic senators also raised questions about a decision that had just been issued across the street from the hearing room — literally — at the Supreme Court. Gorsuch serves on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is among the majority of appeals courts that subscribe to the “some” benefit standard.

Source: Washington Post March 22, 2017 11:05 UTC