Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch in January to the Supreme Court seat left vacant at Justice Antonin Scalia’s death to the Senate’s confirmation of him on Friday. Trinity Lutheran and its supporters are hoping that given his past rulings on religious liberty cases, Gorsuch will tip the scales in favor of the parochial schools. Gorsuch’s record on immigration cases shows that he is neither a staunch defender nor a critic of immigrant rights. Gorsuch, however, in the case Porro v. Barnes overturned a ruling in a lower court favoring an immigrant who had been shot with a Taser by jailers. California Public Employees' Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, Inc.Another case Gorsuch will hear centers on whether certain class-action securities lawsuits can be barred because they were filed too late.

Source: Fox News April 07, 2017 16:30 UTC