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Announcing Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Gorsuch

May 13, 2026·10 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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This episode of Slow Burn introduces a new season exploring the rise of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, framing his controversial 2016 ruling against trucker Alphonse Madden as a window into his judicial philosophy. The case, where Gorsuch denied protections to a man who drove to sa

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People

Susan MatthewsNeil GorsuchAlphonse Madden

Companies

Slate

Products & Tools

Slow Burn

Topics

Criminal JusticeInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismSupreme CourtUs Politics

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