The U.S. Supreme Court has corrected an opinion after Justice Neil Gorsuch mistakenly confused nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, with nitrogen oxide, a smog-causing emission. The error occurred in a Thursday ruling that blocked an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule. The confusion has sparked criticism about the right wing Justices and the Court's decision to override agency expertise.
Justices accidentally, repeatedly referenced laughing gas in a disastrous ruling before deciding that judges know better than agency regulators. COMMENTARY: The Supreme Court is a joke — it’s just not funny. 🔗https://t.co/6UKcqmFqTr https://t.co/2900SIhA1W
An EPA scientist is unlikely to confuse nitrous oxide (laughing gas) with nitrogen oxide (a smog-causing emission), as Justice Neil Gorsuch did in a Thursday opinion blocking an EPA rule. https://t.co/AOpnauMzPl via @slate
Justice Gorsuch unwittingly shows the folly of the Court’s replacement of agency expertise with judicial arrogance when he confuses smog-causing nitrogen oxide with laughing gas https://t.co/VuERvhhsxl
In the wake of the right wing Justices confusing "nitrogen oxide" with "nitrous oxide," these wise jurists decide they know more than agency experts.
Supreme Court Corrects EPA Opinion After Gorsuch Confuses Laughing Gas With Air Pollutant https://t.co/f5oKGPWcyo https://t.co/o0XOgHYYYW