Supreme Court

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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan

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President Barack Obama applauds new Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the start of a reception in the East Room of The White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan meets Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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GETTY IMAGES Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (left) picked up a lawsuit by New Jersey lawyer Leo Donofrio, who argues that Barack Obama is ineligible to be president, and referred it to the full court after Justice David H. Souter (right) had refused it. The court Friday is to vote whether to accept the case.

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In its June 2009 decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, the Supreme Court required prosecutors to make lab technicians available at trials.

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“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race,” wrote Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (shown at Montpelier, home of James Madison, "Father of the Constitution").

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Dozens of youths from different parts of the country rally around an upheld Bible signaling a silent pro-life prayer in front of the Supreme Court.

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Photographs by Katie Falkenberg/The Washington Times Gun-control activists in front of the Supreme Court show their support for the gun ban and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.