They didn’t even need Gorsuch. Breyer joined the 4 usual conservatives to find by 5-3 (Gorsuch was not a part of the decision) that creditors could go after debts in bankruptcy even if the debt is “expired” due to a statute of limitations.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion in which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan join. Justice Neil Gorsuch, who joined the court after the case was argued in January, didn’t participate in the ruling.
It’s not like Supreme Court liberals are all that liberal. Even Notorious RBG is actually a moderate on economic issues.
This is what they mean when they say that every appointment over the last 20 years has been more to the right than the person they’re replacing. It’s bad.