Know Your Judge: Nathaniel M. Gorton

This week in Know Your Judge, we feature Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Gorton joined the bench in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.

Earlier this year, GortonblockedMassachusetts’ attempt to stop the Trump administration’s new birth control mandate rules, which would allow more employers to opt out of providing contraceptive insurance coverage based on their religious beliefs. The new rules have been challenged by several states, includingWashington,Pennsylvania,andCalifornia. So far federal judges inPennsylvaniaandCaliforniahave issued orders stopping ...