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Ep. 39: How Trump and His Supreme Court Pick Could Clash Over Religious Liberties

The Week Ahead

By Todd Ruger and Shawn Zeller
Posted February 3, 2017 at 2:09pm

Based on his religious rulings, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch could find himself at odds with the president particularly over the executive order restricting refugees and immigrants, who are mostly Muslim, says CQ Roll Call’s Legal Affairs writer Todd Ruger.

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