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News crews setup outside of the Supreme Court early Monday morning, Oct 2. 2017, in Washington, on the first day of the court's new term. (AP Photo/J. David Ake

High Court Kicks Off New Term

by Mark Sherman Associated PressOctober 2, 2017

FILE - In this April 4, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington. In an era of deep partisan division, the Supreme Court could soon decide whether the drawing of electoral districts can be too political. A dispute over Wisconsin’s Republican-drawn boundaries for the state legislature offers Democrats some hope of cutting into GOP electoral majorities across the United States.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Court Might Look At Redistricting

by Mark Sherman Associated PressJune 18, 2017

FILE - In this April 18, 2016 file photo, supporters of fair immigration reform gather in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. Supreme Court decisions in a half-dozen cases dealing with immigration over the next two months could reveal how the justices might evaluate Trump administration actions on immigration, especially stepped up deportations. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

High Court Poised to Rule On Immigration

by Mark Sherman Associated PressMay 14, 2017

In this photo taken Jan. 26, 2016, the empty playground at Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Mo. Justice Neil Gorsuch's first week hearing Supreme Court arguments features a case that's giving school choice advocates hope for an easier use of public money for private, religious schools in dozens of states. The long-delayed argument Wednesday, April 19, 2017, deals with whether Missouri should pay for a soft surface at the church playground. (Annaliese Nurnberg/Missourian via AP)

Court to Hear Church-State Case With Gorsuch

by Mark Sherman Associated Press, and Maria Danilova Associated PressApril 16, 2017

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2016 file photo, transgender high school student Gavin Grimm poses in Gloucester, Va. The Supreme Court is returning a transgender teen’s case to a lower court without reaching a decision. The justices said Monday, March 6, 2017, they have opted not to decide whether federal anti-discrimination law gives high school senior Gavin Grimm the right to use the boys’ bathroom in his Virginia school. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

High Court Demurs on Trans Ruling

by Mark Sherman Associated PressMarch 7, 2017

FILE - In this June 30, 2014 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. Donald Trump will enter the Oval Office with the ability to re-establish the Supreme Court’s conservative tilt and the chance to cement it for the long term. Trump is expected to act quickly to fill one court vacancy and could choose the successor for up to three justices who will be in their 80s by the time his term ends. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump Can Quickly Alter High Court

by Mark Sherman Associated PressNovember 13, 2016

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2016 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks in Pojoaque, N.M. There have been just two executions since May 1. And the total for 2016 probably will hit a 25-year low. The reduction in executions and in the number of states that are enforcing death sentences led Ginsburg to conclude recently, "I think the death penalty is fading away." (AP Photo/Craig Fritz, File)

Drop in Execution Rate Fuels Idea Death Penalty is Fading

by Mark Sherman Associated PressSeptember 6, 2016

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2016 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. Ginsburg says she regrets comments on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Ginsburg Apologizes For Trump Criticism

by Mark Sherman Associated PressJuly 14, 2016

FILE - In this June 1, 2016, file photo, Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks in Washington. Ginsburg says the Supreme Court shut down tactics used by opponents of abortion and affirmative action in higher education in two major cases the justices decided at the end of their term. Ginsburg says in an interview with The Associated Press that she doesn’t soon expect to see any more of those cases. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Justice Expresses Trump Fears

by Mark Sherman Associated PressJuly 9, 2016

High Court to End Term With 3 Big Cases

by Mark Sherman Associated PressJune 26, 2016