Posted on Jun 16, 2023
Conservative Justice Gorsuch echoes 'woke' historians in railing against historical injustices
325
24
4
7
7
0
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative appointed by Republican former President Donald Trump, but in a series of recent cases, he has spoken up about historical injustice in a way that seems at odds with Republican attacks on "woke" history's being taught in schools.
That included his opinion Thursday when the court rejected a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act, a law intended to keep Native American families and communities together when children are in the adoption or foster care process.
Gorsuch's concurring opinion was part history lesson and part explanation of his full-throated support for Native Americans.
He wrote about how Native American families were torn apart by federal and state officials' attempts to assimilate them into Anglo-centric American society by eliminating their cultural ties to their tribes.
That included his opinion Thursday when the court rejected a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act, a law intended to keep Native American families and communities together when children are in the adoption or foster care process.
Gorsuch's concurring opinion was part history lesson and part explanation of his full-throated support for Native Americans.
He wrote about how Native American families were torn apart by federal and state officials' attempts to assimilate them into Anglo-centric American society by eliminating their cultural ties to their tribes.
Conservative Justice Gorsuch echoes 'woke' historians in railing against historical injustices
Posted from nbcnews.com
Supreme Court
Native Americans
American History
Culture
Family
Posted 11 mo ago
Responses: 3
5
5
0
The Native Americans were finally awarded some land back that was stolen from them. It’s a Victory for Native Voices, PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
(5)
(0)
4
4
0
J. Gorsuch has always ruled well in American Indian cases, ever since his time on the Tenth Circuit.
(4)
(0)
3
3
0
I wonder if the so-called "conservatives" ever consider what would have been considered "woke" back in the day... like the thought that chattel slavery is wrong and that women and minorities should have the right to vote, and that vote should count as a full vote and not a 3/5ths vote.
(3)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google