Justice Gorsuch Recuses Himself From Railway Development Case Involving Former Client

Democratic lawmakers had urged the Justice to do so, citing the court’s code of conduct.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch (L) walks through Statuary Hall to the House Chamber for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in the Capitol in Washington on Feb. 4, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has recused himself from a development–environmental case over a potential conflict of interest after protests from Democratic lawmakers who say the court decision will impact a longtime associate of the justice.

Oral argument for the case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, is scheduled to be heard by the court next Tuesday.