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Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States, was confirmed today as the newest Supreme Court justice in a 54-45 vote by the U.S. Senate. Reuters reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Three Democrats joined the Republicans in voting for Gorsuch. Gorsuch’s confirmation ends the longest Supreme Court vacancy since 1862 during the American Civil War, with the court down a justice for almost 14 months since long-serving conservative Justice Antonin Scalia died on Feb. 13, 2016.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) noted his support<\/a>\u00a0for the confirmation in a press release today, saying Gorsuch is “a judge\u2019s judge who knows that his job isn\u2019t to wear a red or blue jersey under that black robe and re-write laws. His duty is to faithfully uphold the Constitution. That\u2019s good for Nebraskans, good for the rule of law, and good for the next generation of Americans.”<\/p>\n

Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) applauded<\/a> the\u00a0confirmation as well, saying, Gorsuch has shown “dedicat[ion] to interpreting the text of the Constitution and statutes as they are written, rather than attempting to legislate from the bench.”<\/p>\n

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Some pro-life groups are also praising the move.\u00a0Brian Fisher, president of\u00a0Human Coalition<\/a>,\u00a0stated in a press release:<\/p>\n

We look to our newest Justice with confidence that he will uphold the Right to Life of the most vulnerable Americans: preborn children and their mothers, and we thank the Senators who remained steadfast in the face of extreme partisan opposition to Judge Gorsuch’s confirmation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kristan Hawkins of Students for Life of America hailed the confirmation<\/a> as “a huge win… for the pro-life movement, who is that much closer to having a majority\u00a0of Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court who interpret the Constitution as written, not as imagined by abortion activist judges.”<\/p>\n

Susan B. Anthony List president Marjorie Dannenfelser called<\/a> Gorsuch’s confirmation\u00a0“a tremendous win for the pro-life movement.”<\/p>\n

The Senate’s confirmation, says Reuters, “reinstates the nine-seat court’s 5-4 conservative majority.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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