Gorsuch has unanimous first opinion for Supreme Court according to : ABC News

Gorsuch was the author of a unanimous decision in favor of a company involved in a debt collection dispute. In the end, he said, Congress can change the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, to cover anyone who tries to collect a debt. Justice Neil Gorsuch's first Supreme Court opinion Monday stayed true to what Gorsuch promised in his nomination hearing and to the reputation for good writing he developed as an appellate judge. "Disruptive dinnertime calls, downright deceit and more besides drew Congress' eye to the debt collection industry," Gorsuch began his opinion in a case that was argued less than two months earlier. Santander does not qualify as a debt collector because it purchased the loans in question and was not trying to collect on someone else's behalf, Gorsuch wrote.




He cited tomes such as The Cambridge Guide to English Usage, Modern English Usage, and Oxford English Dictionary to back up his case. Justice Neil Gorsuch's first opinion focuses heavily on English usage and deference to Congress. It matters not, Gorsuch wrote for the court, that the company also seeks to collect on third-party debts. (Photo: Eric Thayer)WASHINGTON — Newly installed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch followed the letter of the law in his first opinion Monday — and it caused him to rule in favor of debt collectors. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1977 defines debt collectors as those seeking to collect debts owed to a third party.

Neil Gorsuch writes first opinion as Supreme Court justice

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's first opinion for the high court Monday decided that a company may collect debts it purchased without violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. "From that scrutiny emerged the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a statute that authorizes private lawsuits and weighty fines designed to deter wayward collection practices. "Disruptive dinnertime calls, downright deceit, and more besides drew Congress's eye to the debt collection industry," Gorsuch wrote in the high court's unanimous opinion. "Constant competition between constable and quarry, regulator and regulated, can come as no surprise in our changing world," Gorsuch wrote. So perhaps it comes as little surprise that we now face a question about who exactly qualifies as a 'debt collector' subject to the Act's rigors."


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