{"id":2319401,"date":"2024-08-05T12:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T16:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gorsuch-slams-government-agencies-acting-as-prosecutor-and-judge-in-new-book-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T12:49:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T16:49:31","slug":"gorsuch-slams-government-agencies-acting-as-prosecutor-and-judge-in-new-book-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gorsuch-slams-government-agencies-acting-as-prosecutor-and-judge-in-new-book-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorsuch slams government agencies acting as \u2018prosecutor and judge\u2019 in new book &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgorsuch-slams-government-agencies-acting-as-prosecutor-and-judge-in-new-book-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319401&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In his\u200b new book *Over \u200cRuled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law*, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch\u200c critiques\u200d the increasing power\u200d of federal agencies, which\u2064 he claims often act as both rule-makers and enforcers while simultaneously serving as \u200djudges in their own \u2064cases. This dual role presents\u2062 a significant conflict of interest and calls into question the \u200dimpartiality of agency adjudications\u2062 conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-if-bidens-border-crisis-werent-bad-enough-his-admin-is-booting-immigration-judges-who-actually-enforce-the-law\/\" title=\"As If Biden\u2019s Border Crisis Weren\u2019t Bad Enough, His Admin Is Booting Immigration Judges Who Actually Enforce The Law\">administrative law judges<\/a> (ALJs)\u2014who are typically employees of\u2062 the agency itself. \u2064Gorsuch argues that this \u200dstructure skews justice in favor of government agencies, noting statistics that show\u2062 the Securities and Exchange Commission\u2064 (SEC) achieves a \u206290% success \u200crate in its in-house proceedings compared to only 69% in federal court.<\/p>\n<p>Gorsuch emphasizes the alarming \u2063trend of cases being resolved without public jury \u2062trials and reinforces the idea that defendants, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-gamestop-saga-shows-system-is-not-the-capitalism-we-were-promised-not-even-close\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: GameStop Saga Shows System Is &#039;Not the Capitalism We Were Promised -- Not Even Close&#039;\">hedge fund manager<\/a> \u2062George Jarkesy\u2014whose case recently affirmed the right to \u200ba jury trial against the SEC\u2014should not be\u2064 stripped of\u200c this fundamental legal\u200d right.\u2062 He highlights a broader issue of agency overreach, citing that between 2010 and 2019, the\u200c Social Security Administration denied over 60% of disability claims without these cases being truly reviewed by independent \u2064courts.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, Gorsuch calls\u200d for greater attention to the judicial process \u200cand the inherent need for safeguards to \u2064ensure that individuals receive fair trials, \u2062free from the influence of\u2064 the very agencies that impose regulations on them.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gorsuch slams government agencies acting as &lsquo;prosecutor and judge&rsquo; in new book<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716990\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a>&nbsp;Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/neil-gorsuch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Neil Gorsuch<\/a> issued a dire warning on the dangers arising from federal agencies acting as &ldquo;prosecutor and judge,&rdquo; pointing to data showing an alarming trend of cases effectively barred from public jury trials.<\/p>\n<p>In an excerpt of his new book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Over-Ruled-Human-Toll-Much\/dp\/0063238470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law\">Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law<\/a><\/em>, obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Gorsuch criticized how federal agencies not only create and enforce binding rules but also often play the role of both prosecutor and judge. His book follows the most recent Supreme Court term that dealt several blows to administrate agency powers, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3045084\/supreme-court-shreds-chevron-doctrine-in-blow-to-agency-powers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>overturning of the <em>Chevron <\/em>doctrine<\/a> and a case that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3042116\/supreme-court-rules-to-limit-powers-of-sec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>limited in-house adjudications<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Securities and Exchange Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch during the State of the Union address on Capitol Hill on Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s the thing, though. These days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schoolhouse-rock-forgot-to-teach-kids-about-the-admin-state\/\" title=\"&#039;Schoolhouse Rock&#039; Forgot To Teach Kids About The Admin State\">federal agencies don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t just write and enforce legally binding rules. Often, they act as prosecutor and judge, too,&rdquo; Gorsuch said.<\/p>\n<p>Gorsuch underscored the inherent conflict of interest in agency adjudications, conducted by agency-appointed administrative law judges, or ALJs, arguing the process may lack true independence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Often [an ALJ] is just another agency employee. Tomorrow, he could be transferred to another post &mdash; perhaps writing rules or enforcing them,&rdquo; Gorsuch wrote.<\/p>\n<p>This lack of impartiality, he argued, skews the justice system in favor of agencies, as evidenced by the SEC&rsquo;s 90% success rate in its in-house proceedings compared to 69% in federal court.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of hedge fund manager and conservative radio host George Jarkesy, whom the SEC fined and barred from the industry after determining he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/funding-secured-remembering-the-last-time-elon-musk-said-he-was-taking-a-company-private\/\" title=\"&#039; Funding Secured: &#039; Remembering the Last Time Elon Musk Said He Was Taking a Company} Private\">committed securities fraud<\/a>. In a 6-3 decision joined by Gorsuch, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amy-coney-barretts-1st-opinion-for-scotus-gets-no-respect-from-leading-liberal-justice\/\" title=\"Amy Coney Barrett\u2019s 1st Opinion For SCOTUS Gets No \u2018Respect\u2019 From Leading Liberal Justice\">high court ruled<\/a> that defendants such as Jarkesy have a right to a jury trial.<\/p>\n<p>Gorsuch also pointed to other examples of agency overreach in his book, noting that between 2010 and 2019, the Social Security Administration denied over 60% of disability applications, yet only about 1% of these claims were decided on the merits in federal court.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Admittedly, if you are unhappy with an agency&rsquo;s treatment of your case, and if you persist through all of its internal review processes, and if you have enough time and money, you can usually bring your complaint to federal court for review before an independent judge,&rdquo; Gorsuch contended in one passage. &ldquo;But what are the chances of being able to endure and afford all that?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Approaching his seventh year on the bench since he was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2017, Gorsuch, 56, charted his stance in his book as an advocate of people facing significant challenges to appeal decisions made by federal agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The overarching message behind the book is the idea that citizens are facing an unprecedented level of laws and regulations today compared to people in the past.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some professors say that there are now so many federal laws on the books, crimes, that every American over the age of 18 commits one felony a day,&rdquo; Gorsuch told&nbsp;<em>Fox News Sunday&nbsp;<\/em>with Shannon Bream. From &ldquo;1970 to present, we&rsquo;ve seen maybe a doubling in the number of federal crimes on the books &hellip; and that&rsquo;s just the tip of the iceberg because federal agencies have been busy, too,&rdquo; the justice added.<\/p>\n<p>The high court jurist is set to embark on a tour later this week, making stops at the Nixon and Reagan presidential libraries to promote the release of his book on Aug. 6.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716990\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716990\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has raised serious concerns about the risks associated with federal agencies functioning as both &#8220;prosecutor and judge.&#8221; He highlights troubling statistics indicating a growing number of cases that are essentially excluded from public jury trials. In a passage from his upcoming book, *Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law*, which was shared with the Washington Examiner, Gorsuch criticized the dual role played by federal agencies in creating and enforcing regulations while also adjudicating disputes. His book follows a recent Supreme Court term that challenged administrative agency authority, including the reversal of the Chevron doctrine and limitations on internal hearings at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).<\/p>\n<p>Gorsuch pointed out that nowadays, federal agencies not only draft legally binding regulations but often also serve as both prosecutor and judge. He emphasized the conflict of interest inherent in agency adjudications overseen by administrative law judges (ALJs) appointed by these agencies, arguing that this arrangement compromises their independence. \u201cOften [an ALJ] is just another agency employee,\u201d he noted, explaining how an ALJ could be reassigned to different roles within the agency at any time.<\/p>\n<p>This lack of impartiality skews justice in favor of these agencies; for instance, he cited that SEC&#8217;s success rate in its internal proceedings stands at 90%, compared to 69% in federal court. Recently, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of hedge fund manager George Jarkesy against an SEC ruling that had fined him for securities fraud; Gorsuch joined a 6-3 decision affirming defendants&#8217; rights to jury trials.<\/p>\n<p>In his book, Gorsuch also highlighted instances of agency overreach\u2014specifically mentioning how between 2010 and 2019, over 60% of disability claims were denied by Social Security Administration yet only about 1% were resolved on their merits in federal court. He acknowledged that while individuals can eventually appeal decisions made by agencies if they navigate through all internal processes\u2014and have sufficient resources\u2014many may find it nearly impossible to do so.<\/p>\n<p>As he approaches his seventh year on the bench after being nominated by former President Trump in 2017, Gorsuch positions himself as an advocate for those facing significant hurdles when contesting decisions made by federal entities. The central theme of his book is that citizens today are confronted with an unprecedented volume of laws and regulations compared to previous generations. \u201cSome professors suggest there are so many federal laws now that every American over age 18 commits one felony daily,\u201d he remarked during an interview with Fox News Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Gorsuch noted a significant increase in federal crimes since 1970\u2014a doubling\u2014and indicated this is just part of a larger trend due to active regulatory efforts from various government bodies. To promote his new book set for release on August 6th, he will embark on a tour visiting presidential libraries later this week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2319402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Neil-Gorsuch-Supreme-Court-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[12186,36356,33178,37223],"class_list":["post-2319401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-gorsuch","tag-government-agencies","tag-justice-system","tag-legal-criticism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Neil-Gorsuch-Supreme-Court-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}