Economics

Gorsuch Calls for ‘Civility,’ Ducks Controversy at Trump Hotel

  • Schumer says talk raises questions on justice’s independence
  • Conservative group sponsored Supreme Court justice’s speech

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch delivers remarks at the Fund for American Studies luncheon in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28.

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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In a speech at a controversial venue, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch did his best to avoid controversy.

Speaking to a conservative group at the Trump International Hotel in Washington on Thursday, the newest justice called for more civic education and greater civility in public debate as he made one of his first public appearances since joining the court in April.