No, obstruction of Neil Gorsuch is not about Merrick Garland; Neil Gorsuch on criminal defendants and the rule of law; What Obama’s acting solicitor general thinks about the Gorsuch pick; Thoughts on the Gorsuch pick; Neil Gorsuch, fortunately; Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on religious freedom; A supreme nomination to the Supreme Court; Montana bill aims to prevent enforcement of some foreign judgments — but goes too far; San Francisco files suit against Trump’s executive order on sanctuary cities;     No, obstruction of Neil Gorsuch is not about Merrick Garland Senate Democrats tried to filibuster Supreme Court nominees long before Senate Republicans refused to consider Merrick Garland. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more » Campus due process in the courts “[I]t is not enough simply to say that such changes are appropriate because victims of sexual assault have not always achieved justice in the past. Whether someone is a ‘victim’ is a conclusion to be reached at the end of a fair process, not an assumption to be made at the beginning.” By KC Johnson and Stuart Taylor  •  Read more »   Neil Gorsuch on criminal defendants and the rule of law 'There can be fewer graver injustices in a society governed by the rule of law than imprisoning a man without requiring proof of his guilt under the written laws of the land.' By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » What Obama’s acting solicitor general thinks about the Gorsuch pick Former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal praises President Trump's selection of Neil Gorsuch. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Thoughts on the Gorsuch pick Neil Gorsuch is a much better pick than I expected from Donald Trump. But he has potential flaws, and the selection should not blind us to the long-term implications of the Trumpist threat to the Constitution. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   Neil Gorsuch, fortunately Of the judges on Trump's short list, Judge Gorsuch seems to be the least worrisome on civil liberties. "Ours is not supposed to be the government of the Hunger Games with power centralized in one district, but a government of diffused and divided power, the better to prevent its abuse." Here's a handy-dandy document summarizing his major judicial decisions. By Sasha Volokh  •  Read more » Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on religious freedom An opinion on an inmate's rights to access a prison's sweat lodge illustrates Judge Gorsuch’s writing style -- and perhaps his jurisprudential approach. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A supreme nomination to the Supreme Court Judge Neil Gorsuch would make a superb justice. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more »   Montana bill aims to prevent enforcement of some foreign judgments — but goes too far Foreign judgments often should be enforced -- even when they were gotten through processes that don't follow American rules (for instance, because no jury trial was available in the foreign country). By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   San Francisco files suit against Trump’s executive order on sanctuary cities San Francisco has become the first city to challenge this blatantly unconstitutional order in court. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Fact Checker Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. Sign Up »         Share The Volokh Conspiracy:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for updates from The Volokh Conspiracy blog. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071