Gorsuch Pushes Kids Book to Conservative Crowd While Claiming Supreme Court Is Nonpartisan

Neil Gorsuch, one of the Supreme Court’s conservative justices, is out promoting his latest book for kids, “Heroes of 1776,” but his choice of venues tells a story that undercuts his insistence that the court is nonpartisan. Gorsuch has mostly appeared on conservative and libertarian platforms like Fox News, National Review, and Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, along with stops at presidential libraries tied to Republican presidents Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, and George W. Bush. Meanwhile, liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took a more mainstream and diverse approach to promoting her memoir, including an appearance on ABC’s “The View.”

This media strategy isn’t accidental. Law professor Rick Hasen points out that justices often “hawk books before likely sympathetic audiences,” and Gorsuch’s tour fits this pattern perfectly. His publisher and Gorsuch himself have declined to explain why he sticks to right-leaning outlets, but the goal is clear: reach a friendly audience that will boost sales and reinforce a particular ideological brand.

Gorsuch’s book tour comes on the heels of a Supreme Court decision that further restricted the Voting Rights Act—a ruling that triggered fierce liberal dissent and Republican efforts to redraw electoral maps ahead of the midterms. Despite this, Gorsuch refuses to acknowledge the court’s partisan divides, citing the roughly 40% of cases decided unanimously as evidence of harmony. Legal experts like Hasen call this “magical” thinking, noting that the most consequential cases consistently split along ideological lines.

The spectacle of a Supreme Court justice hitting conservative media outlets to promote a children’s book while the court’s legitimacy is under fire is more than a PR move. It’s a reminder that the justices are not the impartial arbiters they claim to be. Their public appearances and book deals—Gorsuch has earned $1.4 million from previous books—showcase their celebrity status but also expose the partisan theater behind the bench.

Gorsuch’s insistence that the court is apolitical rings hollow when his publicity tour mirrors the deep partisan divides that plague the judiciary. For an institution whose credibility depends on public trust, this kind of selective outreach only fuels skepticism and reinforces the urgent calls for reform.