Ethical Lapses
— Gave a talk at Trump International Hotel in Washington to The Fund for American Studies. TFAS is an associate member of the State Policy Network, whose Illinois-based partner organization was at the time representing Mark Janus in a major union dues case, 16-1466, Janus v. AFSCME, that was argued the following year. (2017)
— Did not recuse in 19-560, Nicassio v. Viacom, et al. (cert. denied), where Penguin Random House was a party on the side of the respondents. Gorsuch has earned more than $650,000 from his PRH book contract since becoming a justice. (2019-20)
— Nothing wrong with justices voting but per a voter roll review in Feb. 2020 was a registered Republican. (2020)
— Did not recuse in 20-1227, Whitehead v. Netflix, et al. (cert. denied), where one of the respondents was “Unnamed Random House Publisher.” (2021)
— Spoke at a Florida Federalist Society event that was closed press and included appearances by Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence. (2022)
Source: Fix the Court (PDF)