Neil Gorsuch takes swipe at Congress ceding its own powers: 'It is their responsibility'

Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch lobbed a subtle jab at Congress over its increasing tendency to cede its own power, and in turn, offload responsibilities to the nation’s highest court during an interview published Wednesday in The New York Times.

The Times’ David French sat down with Gorsuch for a lengthy interview coinciding with the impending 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and at one point, pressed the justice who was appointed by President...