Justice Neil Gorsuch: Americans are ‘getting whacked’ by too many laws

Supreme court justice says too much law' impairs liberties and talks about importance of an independent judiciary

US supreme court justice Neil Gorsuch has said ordinary Americans are getting whacked" by too many laws and regulations in a new book that underscores his skepticism of federal agencies and the power they wield.

Too little law and we're not safe, and our liberties aren't protected," Gorsuch told the Associated Press in an interview in his supreme court office. But too much law and you actually impair those same things."

Guardian staff contributed.