Supreme Court

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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2013 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks with students during a bicentennial colloquia at the University of Michigan, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel presents Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a Doctor of Laws degree, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, during a ceremony at the university in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor gestures after receiving a Doctor of Laws degree from University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, during a ceremony at the university in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Illustration on Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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FILE - In this June 30, 2014file , the Supreme Court building is seen in Washington. Conservatives who care about the court say they have no such worry this time around. They feel confident that whomever President Donald Trump nominates for the Supreme Court, they won’t be looking back with regret in the years to come. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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An anti-abortion activist cries as she prays with others in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, during the annual March for Life. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators gathered in Washington for an annual march to protest the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Pro-life and anti-abortion activists converge in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, during the annual March for Life. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators gathered in Washington for an annual march to protest the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Illustration on the history of Supreme Court nominees and the Senate Judiciary Committee by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Vice President Mike Pence taking the oath of office, administered by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, using a Bible owned by Ronald Reagan and used in his inaugurations.

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This Nov. 15, 2016 photo shows a view of the Supreme Court from the Capitol Dome, on Capitol Hill in Washington. An Asian-American rock band called the Slants has spent years locked in a legal battle with the government over its refusal to trademark the band’s name. The fight will play out Wednesday at the Supreme Court as the justices consider whether a law barring disparaging trademarks violates the band's free speech rights. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Handcuffed Turkish military officers, center, are escorted by plain-clothed police officers as they arrive at the Supreme Court in Athens, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. A prosecutor at Greece's Supreme Court recommended on Tuesday the court reject an extradition request for the first two of eight Turkish servicemen who fled to Greece after a failed July military coup in their country. (Stelios Misinas/Eurokinissi via AP)

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People stand on the steps of the Supreme Court at sunset in this Feb. 13, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, file)

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FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2015 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. An Alabama death row inmate may be alive today because a transgender Virginia high school student was denied the use of the bathroom of his choice this year. The two seemingly unrelated cases have one thing in common: In each, a Supreme Court justice switched sides to provide a needed fifth vote to preserve the status quo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Illustration on one vote Supreme Court decisions by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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The Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, May 19, 2016. Opinions from the nation's highest court are expected today. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the memorial service for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in March at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. With the death of his longtime colleague and friend Antonin Scalia, and the direction of the court mired in uncertainty by a tumultuous presidential race, perhaps Justice Thomas' most significant years defending the Constitution may be yet to come.