Justice Gorsuch Criticized for Calling COVID Response "Greatest Intrusion on Civil Liberties"

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch used a statement in a lawsuit over the Title 42 public health order to give a scathing overview of how civil liberties were trampled during the COVID-era. Gorsuch argued that fear and the desire for safety can lead to a clamor for action, and that officials at the state level should reexamine the scope of emergency powers. He also suggested that decisions made through the legislative process are typically wiser than decisions made by a few. The end of Title 42 brought with it concerns of a new flood of migrants into the U.S.