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Despite crowds of protesters, only two justices on the Supreme Court dissented with a decision to allow the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. (Associated Press)

Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Donald Trump’s travel ban

By Andrea Noble and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 30, 2017, photo, a man watches simulcast horse races at the Monmouth Park racetrack in West Long Branch, N.J. With banks of TVs tuned to all-sports stations and a spacious bar, the lounge a the racetrack is a sports gamblers’ paradise-in-waiting. All that’s standing in its way: A 25-year-old federal law that bars betting on sports in most states. The high court is weighing On Dec. 4, whether a federal law that prevents states from authorizing sports betting is constitutional. If the Supreme Court strikes down the law, giving sports betting the go-ahead, dozens of states could quickly make sports betting legal. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

The Latest: Senator predicts New Jersey sports betting win

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With banks of TVs tuned to all-sports stations and a spacious bar, the lounge at the racetrack is a sports gamblers’ paradise-in-waiting. All that’s standing in its way: A 25-year-old federal law that bars betting on sports in most states. If the Supreme Court strikes down the law, giving sports betting the go-ahead, dozens of states could quickly make sports betting legal. (Associated Press/File)

Supreme Court questions federal ban on state-sponsored sports betting

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

With banks of TVs tuned to all-sports stations and a spacious bar, the lounge at the racetrack is a sports gamblers’ paradise-in-waiting. All that’s standing in its way: A 25-year-old federal law that bars betting on sports in most states. If the Supreme Court strikes down the law, giving sports betting the go-ahead, dozens of states could quickly make sports betting legal. (Associated Press/File)

High court hints it could side with state on sports betting

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

In this Nov. 28, 2017, photo, Charlie Craig and David Mullins are shown in their home in Denver. The Dec. 5, Supreme Court argument about a baker who refused to make a cake for the same-sex couple makes some civil rights lawyers think of South Carolina’s Piggie Park barbecue. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Some see echoes of ‘68 court case in wedding cake dispute

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Analysis: Judge’s threat may prompt court, legislative fight

By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

In this Nov. 30, 2017, photo, Dennis Dubrow, 62, Oceanport, N.J., takes a sip of his drink while having a meal at the William Hill Sports Bar in West Long Branch, N.J. The bar is located inside the Monmouth Park racetrack building. With banks of TVs tuned to all-sports stations and a spacious bar, the lounge is a sports gamblers’ paradise-in-waiting. All that’s standing in its way: A 25-year-old federal law that bars betting on sports in most states. The high court is weighing On Dec. 4, whether a federal law that prevents states from authorizing sports betting is constitutional. If the Supreme Court strikes down the law, giving sports betting the go-ahead, dozens of states could quickly make sports betting legal. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

High court betting case pits states against sports leagues

By DAVID PORTER and JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

Supreme Court rejects free speech argument in abuse case

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Former congressman William J. Jefferson, center, arrives for his sentencing hearing at Albert V. Bryan Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Federal prosecutors recommend former Louisiana congressman serve no more jail time now that many of the convictions against him have been overturned. William Jefferson garnered headlines in 2005 after he was caught hiding $90,000 in his freezer following a government sting. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Ex-congressman gets 13-year sentence reduced to time served

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, photograph, Charlie Craig and David Mullins are shown in their home in Denver. The Colorado couple is at the core of a legal case that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments on Tuesday, Dec. 5 in which Denver-area baker, Jack Phillips, cited his Christian faith in refusing to make a cake for the gay couple's wedding celebration in 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Opponents in LGBT case agree: It’s not about wedding cake

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

Governor takes LGBT rights battle to state Supreme Court

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Alabama Republicans have been merciless in attacking Democrat Doug Jones over his stance on abortion in the U.S. Senate race. (Associated Press/File)

Roy Moore leans on abortion issue in Alabama

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2009, file photo, former Louisiana congressman William Jefferson, left, stands outside the Albert V. Bryan Courthouse with his wife, Andrea after being convicted on 11 of 16 counts in Alexandria, Va. Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Jefferson, who famously hid $90,000 in his freezer, are working on an agreement for his resentencing on corruption charges, according to court documents filed in the case. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Prosecutors recommend no more jail time for ex-congressman

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

In this Feb. 17, 2016, file photo an iPhone is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court is hearing a case on Nov. 29, 2017, about privacy in the digital age that tests whether police generally need a warrant to review cellphone tower records. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

The Latest: Justices hear case about privacy in digital age

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In this Feb. 17, 2016, photo an iPhone is seen in Washington. (Associated Press)

Trump admin to Supreme Court: No warrant needed for cellphone records

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

American Civil Liberties Union attorney Nathan Wessler speaks outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in Washington, following arguments in a case about the government's ability to track Americans' movements through collection of their cellphone information. Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's four liberal justices indicated they could side with Wessler and extend the Constitution's protection against unreasonable searches to police collection of cellphone tower information that has become an important tool in the investigation of crimes. (AP Photo/Jessica Gresko)

Supreme Court frets over erosion of privacy in digital age

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Supreme Court revokes immigration attorney’s law license

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Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips says he considers his cakes as works of art and to force him to bake for a same-sex wedding, a cause he doesn’t believe in, would mean violating his First Amendment rights. (Associated Press/File)

Jack Phillips’ argument on same-sex wedding cakes set for Supreme Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 17, 2016, file photo an iPhone is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court is hearing a case on Nov. 29, 2017, about privacy in the digital age that tests whether police generally need a warrant to review cellphone tower records. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Supreme Court ponders need for warrant for cellphone tower data

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

FILE - This May 18, 2017, file photo shows laborers union members cheering during a meeting of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority board, in Las Vegas. As the Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge to the federal ban on sports betting, U.S. sports leagues are hedging their bets. The leagues are fighting the case in court, but leaders of the NBA, the NHL and Major League Baseball have said publicly that they’re open to sports betting being legalized. They’re preparing for a future of expanded gambling and hoping to have a say in how legalization takes effect. Only the NFL has remained steadfast in its opposition, a stance that critics see as hypocritical. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

US sports leagues are hedging their bets on legal gambling

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press