Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch stands during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
The exchange between Gorsuch and Blatt took place after she accused them of lying about the public school’s stance.
Counsel "should be more careful with their words," Gorsuch told Blatt in a warning.
"Okay well, they should be more careful in mischaracterizing a position by an experienced advocate of the Supreme Court, with all due respect," Blatt responded.
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The U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
He then started to read through page one of their brief, before she interrupted again.
"I’m not finished," Grouch told her, raising his voice.
"Withdraw your accusation, Ms. Blatt," he then told her of the lying accusation.
"Fine, I withdraw," she shot back.
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Plaintiffs said on rebuttal only that they would not dignify the name-calling.
The exchange sparked some buzz online, including from an experienced appeals court litigator, Raffi Melkonian, who noted of the exchange on social media, "I've never heard Justice Gorsuch so angry."
Breanne Deppisch is a national politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering the Trump administration, with a focus on the Justice Department, FBI, and other national news.
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