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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 8, 2024

Ordinary Americans are “getting whacked” by too many laws and regulations, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says in a new book that underscores his skepticism of federal agencies and the power they wield. “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law” was co-authored by his former law clerk Janie Nitze and focuses on the real life stories of Americans who risked jail time, fines, deportation and other hardships over federal rules. “Too little law and we’re not safe, and our liberties aren’t protected … But too much law and you actually impair those same things,” Gorsuch told The Associated Press in an interview.