 Gorsuch was described by Justin Marceau, a professor at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law, as "a predictably socially conservative judge who tends to favor state power over federal power".Marceau added that the issue of states' rights is important since federal laws have been used to reel in "rogue" state laws in civil rights cases.In July 2006, Gorsuch's book, "The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia", which was developed from his doctoral thesis, was published by Princeton University Press.