But Gorsuch -- joined by Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas -- thought the presidential action should be enforced entirely, with no restrictions. In doing so, Gorsuch indirectly criticized Justice Anthony Kennedy, based on the landmark 2015 ruling allowing same-sex marriage, which the elder justice authored. Gorsuch, who turns 50 next month, has wasted little time jumping into the ideological scrum of Supreme Court arguments and deliberations. That assuredness has come with a clearly defined legal lens —staking out consistent positions in line with conservative Justices Thomas and Alito — and even going beyond. Kennedy did not leave, apparently ready to return for his 31st year on the court as its influential "swing" justice.

Source: Fox News July 06, 2017 14:48 UTC