In Gorsuch’s Homage to Legislative Power, a Subtle Reproach of a Neutered Congress

In his concurrence to the ruling invalidating President Trump’s tariffs, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch made a forceful case for the sanctity of the legislative process — and an implicit critique of its current dysfunction.“It can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises,” Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote. “But the deliberative nature of the legislative process was the whole point of its design.”