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Texas bill allows recusals for issuing gay marriage licenses

By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Public Information Office Supreme Court of the U.S., Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., and fellow justices watch as Neil Gorsuch signs the Constitutional Oath after Roberts administered the Constitutional Oath in a private ceremony, Monday, April 10, 2017, in the Justices' Conference Room at the Supreme Court in Washington. How do you keep a new Supreme Court justice’s head from getting too big? Start by making him take notes and answer the door at the justices’ private meetings. Then, remind him he speaks last at those discussions. Finally, assign him the job of listening to gripes about the food at the court’s cafeteria. (Franz Jantzen/Public Information Office Supreme Court of the U.S. via AP)

Grunt jobs will come Justice Gorsuch’s way at high court

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

Report calls for changes in legal representation of poor

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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House White House in Washington, Monday, April 10, 2017, before a public swearing-in ceremony for Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Nuclear option use opens possibility of conservative court

By J.T. Young

President Donald Trump watches as Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy administers the judicial oath to Judge Neil Gorsuch during a re-enactment in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, April 10, 2017, in Washington. Gorsuch's wife Marie Louise hold a bible at center. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Neil Gorsuch confirmation battle fires up liberal, conservative groups

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump watches as Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy administers the judicial oath to Judge Neil Gorsuch during a re-enactment in the Rose Garden of the White House White House in Washington, Monday, April 10, 2017. Holding the bible is Gorsuch's wife Marie Louise Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: With Gorsuch, high court takes conservative tilt

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President Donald Trump watches as Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy administers the judicial oath to Judge Neil Gorsuch during a re-enactment in the Rose Garden of the White House White House in Washington, Monday, April 10, 2017. Holding the bible is Gorsuch's wife Marie Louise Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Neil Gorsuch takes Supreme Court judicial oath in White House ceremony

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump watches as Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy administers the judicial oath to Justice Neil Gorsuch during a re-enactment in the Rose Garden of the White House White House in Washington, Monday, April 10, 2017. Holding the bible is Gorsuch's wife Marie Louise Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Gorsuch sworn into Supreme Court, restores conservative tilt

By VIVIAN SALAMA and SAM HANANEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, Judge Neil Gorsuch stands with his wife Marie Louise Gorsuch as President Donald Trump announces him as his choice for the Supreme Court in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Somewhere between the Republican caricature of the next justice of the Supreme Court as a folksy family guy and the Democrats’ demonization of him as a cold-hearted automaton, there stands Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Newest justice joins high court amid competing caricatures

By NANCY BENAC - Associated Press

Michigan Supreme Court looks at decisions at Catholic school

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks to reporters before the vote to confirm President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 7, 2017. The Republican majority changed Senate rules to lower the vote threshold for Supreme Court nominees from 60 votes to a simple majority to counter Democratic resistance. McConnell also supported Trump's airstrike on Syria. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell is a hero for denying Obama a chance to realign the Supreme Court

By Judson Phillips

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, Judge Neil Gorsuch stands with his wife Marie Louise Gorsuch as President Donald Trump announces him as his choice for the Supreme Court in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Somewhere between the Republican caricature of the next justice of the Supreme Court as a folksy family guy and the Democrats’ demonization of him as a cold-hearted automaton, there stands Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Joining high court, the real Neil Gorsuch set to stand up

By NANCY BENAC - Associated Press

In this April 7, 2017, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks to reporters before the vote to confirm President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate confirmation of Gorsuch to the Supreme Court was vindication for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who made a risky bet more than a year ago that paid off big time for Trump and the Republican leader himself. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gorsuch’s ascension to high court vindicates McConnell plan

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 22, 2017, file photo, Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch speaks during his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gorsuch’s confirmation as the 113th Supreme Court justice is expected on April 7. It won’t be long before he starts revealing what he really thinks about a range of hot topics he repeatedly sidestepped during his confirmation hearing.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, confirmed by Senate

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Neil Gorsuch in East Room of the White House in Washington, as he announces Grouch as his nominee for the Supreme Court. With Gorsuch on the verge of confirmation to the Supreme Court, Trump is nearing his first major legislative achievement. It will be victory for the insiders. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Donald Trump wins big with Neil Gorsuch confirmation

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley speaks during a news conference on Friday, April 7, 2017, outside the Alabama Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala. Bentley vowed again he won't resign even as his political troubles mounted and lawmakers said they would move forward with impeachment hearings because of a sex scandal. (Albert Cesare /The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

The Latest: Alabama lawmakers appeal impeachment ruling

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FILE - In this March 22, 2017, file photo, Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch speaks during his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gorsuch’s confirmation as the 113th Supreme Court justice is expected on April 7. It won’t be long before he starts revealing what he really thinks about a range of hot topics he repeatedly sidestepped during his confirmation hearing.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Latest: Trump praises Gorsuch after confirmation

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FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Neil Gorsuch in East Room of the White House in Washington, as he announces Grouch as his nominee for the Supreme Court. With Gorsuch on the verge of confirmation to the Supreme Court, Trump is nearing his first major legislative achievement. It will be victory for the insiders. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Analysis: Gorsuch a win for Trump and GOP establishment

By KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. signals a thumbs-up as he leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017, after he led the GOP majority to change Senate rules and lower the vote threshold for Supreme Court nominees from 60 votes to a simple majority in order to advance Neil Gorsuch to a confirmation vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gorsuch confirmation rolls Supreme Court to the right

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press