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Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, leads a hearing about the rise in threats toward elected leaders and election workers, at the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 3, 2022. Democrats recently celebrated the 100th judicial confirmation of Joe Biden's presidency and are clamoring for more. To make it happen, some are flirting with ending a century-long Senate practice that a "blue slip" from a senator could make or break a nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Democrats to subpoena conservatives linked to Supreme Court justices

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson questions Donald Trump's attorney Nicholas Nelson as he argues his case before the court Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 St. Paul, Minn. The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments to keep former President Trump off the ballot. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)

Minnesota justices appear skeptical that states can block Trump from 2024 ballot

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. Court arguments are beginning in the effort to bar former President Donald Trump from running for his old job again. The first set of arguments start in Colorado, Monday, Oct. 30. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

Justice Department asks Supreme Court to block trademark ‘Trump too small’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Harlan Crow attends a book release reception by The George W. Bush Institute for "The 4 Percent Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs," on July 17, 2012, in Dallas. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms, ProPublica reports. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Senate Democrats likely to subpoena Clarence Thomas allies in push for ethics code on Supreme Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, on June 23, 2023 in Paris. Nigeria's Supreme Court refused Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 to void the recent election of Tinubu and dismissed the political opposition's challenges, which argued that the vote was flawed and that Tinubu was not qualified to seek or hold the presidency. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, file)

Nigeria’s Supreme Court refuses to void president’s election and dismisses opposition challenges

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

Illustration on surreptitious taking of union dues by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Supreme Court ruled public sector workers cannot be forced to pay dues; unions take them anyway

By Sean Higgins

Japan's Supreme Court is seen in this Sept. 4, 2023, in Tokyo. Japan's Supreme Court will rule Wednesday, Oct 25, whether a law forcing transgender people to have their reproductive organs removed in order to officially change their gender is constitutional. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Germany's government rebuked X owner Elon Musk after he criticized the recent work of migrant rescue ships that German humanitarian groups operate in the Mediterranean Sea. (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP, File)

Elon Musk vs. the SEC

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Supreme Court won’t revive Missouri’s ban on officials aiding feds in enforcing gun laws

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, March 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Supreme Court blocks ruling in White House social media censorship case

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Oct. 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

The Supreme Court keeps a Missouri law on hold that bars police from enforcing federal gun laws

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Oct. 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The Supreme Court leaves in place a court victory for PETA over North Carolina’s ag-gag law

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Oct. 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court orders makers of gun parts to comply with Biden rules on ghost guns

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The Supreme Court is seen on June 30, 2023, in Washington. Charles and Kathleen Moore are about to have their day in the Supreme Court over a $15,000 tax bill they believe is unconstitutional. The Redmond, Wash., couple claim they had to pay the money because of their investment in an Indian company from which, as Charles Moore, 62, said in a sworn statement, they “have never received a distribution, dividend, or other payment.” But significant parts of the story they have told to reach this point seem at odds with public records. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

A Supreme Court dispute over a $15,000 IRS bill may be aimed at a never-enacted tax on billionaires

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

The Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington, on Nov. 6, 2020. The Supreme Court avoided a catastrophic accident in 2022 when a massive piece of marble at least two feet in length crashed to the ground in an interior courtyard used by the justices and their aides. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court adds second case seeking to rein in power of federal agencies

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

'Censorship enterprise’: Two state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against more than 50 federal government officials, saying that they "threatened, cajoled and colluded" with social media companies to silence online speech. (Associated Press)

Supreme Court extends reprieve to White House in social media censorship case

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington, on Nov. 6, 2020. The Supreme Court avoided a catastrophic accident in 2022 when a massive piece of marble at least two feet in length crashed to the ground in an interior courtyard used by the justices and their aides. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court avoided disaster when chunk of marble fell in a courtyard used by the justices

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

The legislative wing of the North Dakota state Capitol as seen on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Bismarck, N.D. The Republican-controlled Legislature will be meeting soon to resolve a major budget bill struck down last month by the state Supreme Court. Republican Senate Majority Leader David Hogue said a three- to five-day session is likely. Gov. Doug Burgum expressed confidence in a resolution before Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

North Dakota lawmakers must take ‘painful way’ as they try to fix budget wiped out by court

By Jack Dura - Associated Press

Protesters are seen in the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda during a march supporting overturning Wisconsin's near-total ban on abortion, Jan. 22, 2023, in Madison, Wis. Planned Parenthood has resumed offering abortions in Wisconsin at clinics in Madison and Milwaukee. The resumption of services on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, is the first time abortions have been available in the state since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Red states take aim at ‘abortion tourism,’ but travel bans spur legal challenges, uncertainty

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 24, 2023. The Supreme Court is taking up a new congressional redistricting case, this time from South Carolina, that could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives. Arguments taking place at the high court on Oct. 11 will focus on a coastal district that is held by Mace. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court weighs whether South Carolina targeted Black voters in redistricting

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press