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FILE - This Dec. 2015 file photo shows U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson in Honolulu. Hawaii's Democratic lawmakers on Thursday, April 20, 2017, criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions after he expressed amazement on a radio show that a &quot;judge sitting on an island in the Pacific&quot; could stop the president's travel ban. Watson last month blocked President Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting new visas for people from six Muslim-majority countries and temporarily halting the U.S. refugee program. The Trump Administration appealed the ruling. (George Lee/The Star-Advertiser via AP, File)

Hawaii challenges latest Trump travel ban rules; Obama judge to decide

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A same sex couple take their wedding vows in front of the Duval County Courthouse Tuesday morning, Jan. 6, 2015, in Jacksonville, Fla. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle's ruling that Florida's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional took effect early Tuesday in all 67 counties in the state. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Self)

Trump immigration policy will run afoul of the Supreme Court

By Andrew P. Napolitano

GOP candidate for Oklahoma governor challenges revenue bills

By TIM TALLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 15, 2017 file photo, protesters wave signs and chant during a demonstration against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, outside a federal courthouse in Seattle. The Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration enforce its 90-day ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, overturning lower court orders that blocked it. The action Monday, June 26, 2017, is a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

US sets new visa rules for 6 mainly Muslim nations, refugees

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Illustration on the latest Supreme Court decisions by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Donald Trump winning at Supreme Court

By Cal Thomas

President Trump met Wednesday with what the White House identified as "immigration crime victims" to urge passage of House legislation. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s immigration plans rejected by Obama-appointed judges

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2017, file photo, Abdullah Alghazali, right, hugs his 13-year-old son Ali Abdullah Alghazali after the Yemeni boy stepped out of an arrival entrance at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers will be key players in putting President Donald Trump's revised travel ban into effect on Thursday, June 29, affecting visitors from six mostly Muslim countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)

Donald Trump sets visa criteria for applicants, refugees from six Muslim nations

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 1, 2016, file photo, Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks in Washington. Ginsburg says the Supreme Court shut down tactics used by opponents of abortion and affirmative action in higher education in two major cases the justices decided at the end of their term. Ginsburg says in an interview with The Associated Press that she doesn’t soon expect to see any more of those cases. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recusal from Donald Trump travel ban case demanded by congressional GOP

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Justices to review New Jersey bid for legal sports betting

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2015, file photo, Therese Duenas counts money as she takes bets in the sports book at the South Point hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Las Vegas casinos can't agree on an NCAA tournament favorite, with favorites changing within hours. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) **FILE**

Supreme Court says it will hear New Jersey challenge to sports gambling ban

By Alex Zietlow - The Washington Times

Justices to hear dispute over seizing Iran artifacts

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The Latest: DOJ disappointed with crime victim ruling

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People visit the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017, as justices issued their final rulings for the term, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Religious rights rest in clutches of the Supreme Court

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The Latest: Christie encouraged court reviewing betting case

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Immigration lawyer: Supreme Court decision still a win

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Brittni Rogers (right) stands with her partner Brittani Henry, as Rogers holds a birth certificate for their daughter that has both of their names on it in Cincinnati on Aug. 6, 2014. The couple are plaintiffs in the Ohio gay marriage case heard Wednesday in Cincinnati. A three judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in six gay marriage fights from four states, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Same-sex married couples can be listed as father, mother on birth certificate, Supreme Court rules

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

People visit the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017, as justices issued their final rulings for the term. The high court is letting a limited version of the Trump administration ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries to take effect, a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Trump travel ban takes effect Thursday

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This Jan. 25, 2012, file photo, shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Travel ban, church-state case await action by Supreme Court

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

In this image provided by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump poses with members of the Supreme Court, Thursday, June 15, 2017, at the court in Washington. From left are, Associate Justices Elena Kagan, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Anthony Kennedy, Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., the president, Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, Stephen G. Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor. (Fred Schilling/Supreme Court via AP) The Supreme Court held a special sitting on June 15, 2017, for the formal investiture ceremony of Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended as guests of the Court. Members of the Supreme Court with the President in the Justices' Conference Room at a courtesy visit prior to the investiture ceremony.

Supreme Court revives Trump travel ban

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times