The U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch triggered a range of responses across the legal and political spectrum Tuesday night as lawyers and advocacy groups touted—and criticized—his positions on regulatory matters and civil rights.
In naming Gorsuch, who sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, President Donald Trump said he was fulfilling a promise to choose someone “who respects our laws and interprets them as written” in the mold of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
