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Illustration on risks in the current housing market by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ROBERT KNIGHT: Supreme Court: Housing lawsuits charging discrimination no longer need proof

By Robert Knight

In this April 28, 2015, file photo, demonstrators stand in front of a rainbow flag of the Supreme Court in Washington, as the court was set to hear historic arguments in cases that could make same-sex marriage the law of the land. Gay and lesbian couples could face legal chaos if the Supreme Court rules against same-sex marriage in the next few weeks. Same-sex weddings could come to a halt in many states, depending on a confusing mix of lower-court decisions and the sometimes-contradictory views of state and local officials. Among the 36 states in which same-sex couples can now marry are 20 in which federal judges invoked the Constitution to strike down marriage bans. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

EDITORIAL: Supreme Court imposes sovereign whims

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Carlos McKnight of Washington, waves a flag in support of gay marriage outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015. A major opinion on gay marriage is among the remaining to be released before the term ends at the end of June. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage in all 50 states in stunning 5-4 decision

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 3, 2014, file photo, Menachem Zivotofsky and his father Ari Zivotofsky speaks to media outside the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has struck down a disputed law that would have allowed Americans born in Jerusalem to list their birthplace as Israel on their U.S. passports. It's an important ruling that underscores the president's authority in foreign affairs. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Supreme Court strikes down ‘born in Jerusalem’ passport law

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on March 4, 2015, in a major test of President Barack Obama’s health overhaul that threatens insurance coverage for millions of people. The justices are meeting Wednesday to try to determine whether the law makes people in all 50 states eligible for federal tax subsidies to cut the cost of insurance premiums.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

CAL THOMAS: Until the court do us part?

By Cal Thomas

Opponents of same-sex marriage hold a rally at the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage rallied in Utah on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of laws banning such marriages. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

ERNEST ISTOOK: Supreme Court to decide for believers what marriage is

By Ernest Istook

Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in this March 23, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Anthony Kennedy: Gay mentor, belief in dignity at roots of justice’s views

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

Nevada state Senator Kelvin Atkinson rubs tears from the eyes of Sherwood Howard during a rally to celebrate an appeals court ruling that overturned Nevada's gay marriage ban Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, in Las Vegas. Atkinson proposed to Howard when he had heard about the ruling Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Gay marriage hopes dashed after US justice’s order

By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL - Associated Press

Kate Burns, left, one of the plaintiffs who challenged Colorado's 2006 voter-approved gay marriage ban, responds to questions during a news conference in Denver as attorney Mari Newman looks on after the U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear appeals from several states seeking to ban same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

FEIN: Supreme Court chooses discretion over valor on same sex marriage

By Bruce Fein

This undated photo made available by the Florida Department of Corrections shows inmate Freddie Lee Hall. Hall. The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states must look beyond an intelligence test score in borderline cases of mental disability to determine whether a death row inmate is eligible to be executed. The justices said in a 5-4 decision that Florida and a handful of other states cannot rely solely on an IQ score above 70 to bar an inmate from claiming mental disability. Justice Anthony Kennedy said for the court that IQ tests have a margin of error, and those inmates whose scores fall within the margin must be allowed to present other evidence of mental disability. (AP Photo/Florida Department of Corrections, HO)

Supreme Court rules for death-row inmates with low IQ

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2013, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks to faculty members at the University of Pennsylvania law school in Philadelphia. The pro-gay rights rulings of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy have been a key spark in the march toward legalized gay marriage. To counter the trend, same-sex marriage opponents now are seizing upon other opinions by Kennedy himself. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Same-sex marriage opponents invoke Justice Kennedy

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Justice Anthony Kennedy

ISTOOK: Even prayer not safe from the courts, regulators

By Ernest Istook

FILE - In this April 26, 2014 file photo, people walk on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court said Monday that prayers that open town council meetings do not violate the Constitution even if they routinely stress Christianity. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

High court ruling favors prayer at council meeting

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

A Supreme Court visitor takes pictures with her cellphone outside the Supreme Court in Washington on April 29, 2014, during a hearing on whether police may search cellphones found on people they arrest without first getting a warrant. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Justices wary of unlimited cellphone searches

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - This Oct. 13, 2013 file photo shows Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaking in Philadelphia. The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a federal law limits how much money victims of child pornography can recover from people who viewed their images online, throwing out a nearly $3.4 million judgment in favor of a woman whose childhood rape has been widely seen on the Internet. Kennedy said for the court that federal judges should exercise discretion in awarding restitution. The case involved a woman known in court papers by the pseudonym &quot;Amy.&quot; Her losses have been pegged at nearly $3.4 million, based on the ongoing Internet trade and viewing of images of her being raped by her uncle when she was 8 and 9 years old. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

High court nixes $3.4M award to child porn victim

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press