Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court Tuesday, seizing an unusual early opportunity to put conservatives back in the majority on America's top court. If Senate confirmed, Gorsuch will fill the seat made vacant by the death of Antonin Scalia nearly a year ago and tilt the balance of the court five-to-four in conservatives' favor. People gather outside the US Supreme Court in Washington DC to protest against Trump's decision to nominate Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.