Supreme Court

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Eric Wolfert (from left); Aileen, who did not give her last name; Norma Gattsek of Alexandria; and Linda Berg of Bethesda attend a National Organization for Women candlelight vigil to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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In what has become an annual scene in front of the Supreme Court on the anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, pro-choice advocates clash with pro-life demonstrators participating in the March for Life. (The Washington Times)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden takes the oath of office, administered by Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the residence of the vice president at the U.S. Naval Observatory as Jill Biden looks on, on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/New York Times, Josh Haner, Pool)

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President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, at U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John A. Boehner (center), Ohio Republican — flanked by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (left), Virginia Republican, and Rep. Tom Price, Georgia Republican — speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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As the sun rises over the U.S. Supreme Court, people stand in silent prayer on the steps in the hour before the justices return to the bench for another term on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)