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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts answers questions during an appearance at Belmont University Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

John Roberts joins liberal justices as Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion clinic law

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

Women opposed to the Neomi Rao, President Donald Trump's nominee for a seat on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, stand outside the Senate Judiciary Committee as she appears for her confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. Liberal activists are targeting Rao for what they call her extreme views on race, sexual assault and LGBT rights. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump judicial nominee backs away from remarks on date rape

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

High court: Noise complaint didn’t justify search, arrests

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FILE- In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump walks into the House Chamber as he arrives for his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. The State of the Union address puts the president, his Cabinet, members of Congress, military leaders, top diplomats and Supreme Court justices all in the same place at the same time for all the world to see. Protecting everyone requires months of planning and coordination involving multiple law enforcement agencies, led by the U.S. Secret Service. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

State of the Union among most sensitive security challenges

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

Supreme Court orders new trial for 2 convicted in ‘08 murder

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In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a formal group portrait to include a new Associate Justice, top row, far right, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Changed Supreme Court weighing Louisiana abortion clinic law

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Khin Maung Zaw, a lawyer of two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, talks to journalists as he leaves the Supreme Court after submitting appeal documents of the two journalists in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. Lawyers for the two journalists sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act filed an appeal to the country's supreme court, after a high court judge rejected their appeal in January. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)

Jailed Reuters reporters appeal to Myanmar’s Supreme Court

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North Carolina Supreme Court to examine Smithfield payments

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Neomi Rao, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, smiles as President Donald Trump announces his intention to nominate her to fill Brett Kavanaugh's seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, during a Diwali ceremonial lighting of the Diya in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Neomi Rao, Trump nominee for D.C. Circuit, in crosshairs of liberal activists

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Demonstrators hold esteladas, or independence flags, as they gather in support of the imprisoned Catalan politicians outside the Brians II prison, in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb.1, 2019. Spanish authorities transferred nine politicians and activists on Friday from prisons in Catalonia to the country's capital, Madrid, ahead of a high-stakes trial for their part in an attempt to secede from Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The Latest: Catalan secession activists demand EU’s support

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Arkansas court rules city can’t enforce LGBT protections

By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

Saiful Malook, center, lawyer of Pakistani Christian woman Aasia Bibi who is facing blasphemy charges, arrives at the Supreme Court, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Bibi acquitted of blasphemy faces a final legal hurdle in the court that could guarantee her freedom, allowing her to join her daughters. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

The Latest: Pakistani radicals slam blasphemy case acquittal

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Venezuela's self-declared interim leader Juan Guaido, center, greets supporters after a rally at a public plaza in Las Mercedes neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2019. Venezuela's political showdown moves to the United Nations where a Security Council meeting called by the United States will pit backers of President Nicolas Maduro against the Trump administration and supporters of Guaido. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

The Latest: Venezuela high court restricts opposition leader

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In this Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, Saiful Malook, left, then lawyer of Aasia Bibi, briefs media with Bibi's husband Ashiq Masih outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan. The lawyer of a Pakistani Christian woman facing the final ruling on her fate is back in the country, vowing to fight the last legal hurdle with his client who faces death threats from Islamist radicals despite her acquittal in a blasphemy case. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)

Pakistan court to review acquittal in blasphemy trial

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

In this Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, Saiful Malook, left, then lawyer of Aasia Bibi, briefs media with Bibi's husband Ashiq Masih outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan. The lawyer of a Pakistani Christian woman facing the final ruling on her fate is back in the country, vowing to fight the last legal hurdle with his client who faces death threats from Islamist radicals despite her acquittal in a blasphemy case. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)

Top Pakistani court upholds acquittal, frees Christian woman

By Kathy Gannon and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Sotomayor returns to the Bronx, tells kids to dream big

By STEPHEN R. GROVES - Associated Press

Top Pakistani court sets date for hearing on Christian woman

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In this Jan. 7, 2019 photo, The Supreme Court is seen in Washington,. The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women while court challenges continue. The high court on Tuesday reversed lower-court orders preventing the Pentagon from implementing its plans. The high court for now declined to take up cases about the plan. The cases will continue to move through lower courts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Q&A: Impact of Supreme Court decision on transgender troops

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

In this Oct. 9, 2018 photo, police office guards the main entrance to the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court is taking up its first gun rights case in nine years, a challenge to New York City's prohibition on carrying a licensed, locked and unloaded handgun outside the city limits. The court's decision Tuesday to take on the appeal filed by three New York residents and New York's National Rifle Association affiliate could signal a revived interest in gun rights by a more conservative court. The case won't be argued until October.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Supreme Court returns to gun rights for 1st time in 9 years

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

In this Jan. 7, 2019 photo, The Supreme Court is seen in Washington,. The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women while court challenges continue. The high court on Tuesday reversed lower-court orders preventing the Pentagon from implementing its plans. The high court for now declined to take up cases about the plan. The cases will continue to move through lower courts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

High court lets military implement transgender restrictions

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press