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FILE - In this March 21, 2017, file photo Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch to become the newest associate justice on the Supreme Court Friday, elevating President Donald Trump's nominee following a corrosive partisan confrontation that could have lasting impacts for the Senate and the court. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Gorsuch may be decisive vote in divisive Supreme Court cases

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks to reporters just outside the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

The Latest: Senate vote on Gorsuch expected midday Friday

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In this March 8, 2016, file photo Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Dems in Trump states pressured from both sides on court pick

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer

Charles Schumer fights for Supreme Court ideology

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch explains mutton busting, an event held at rodeos similar to bull riding or bronc riding, in which children ride or race sheep, as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A Senate showdown is at hand over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, and it could change the Senate and the court for years to come. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Democrats officialy vote to filibuster Gorsuch; ‘nuclear’ vote looms

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks to reporters just outside the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Gorsuch heads for confirmation as Senate tears up own rules

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A divided Senate Judiciary Committee backed Gorsuch, Monday, April 3, 2017. GOP likely to change Senate rules to confirm him. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Gorsuch smeared by angry left as plagiarist

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sen. Jeff Merkley, Oregon Democrat, called the "nuclear option" a victory for democracy four years ago. Now, with his party in the minority, he is fighting to save the Senate power of the filibuster. (Associated Press)

‘Nuclear option’ views opposite for senators after 4 years

By Seth McLaughlin and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This Sept. 30, 2015 photo provided by Lambda Legal shows Kimberly Hively at the federal courthouse in Chicago. A federal appeals court ruled for the first time Tuesday, April 4, 2017, that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, setting up a likely battle before the Supreme Court as gay rights advocates push to broaden the scope of the 53-year-old law. The case stems from a lawsuit by Indiana teacher Hively alleging that the Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend didn't hire her full time because she is a lesbian. (Lambda Legal via AP)

Gay rights organizations hail court ruling as ‘game changer’

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 4, 2017, about the struggle to move Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch toward a final up-or-down vote on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats continue to blow Up Senate tradition

By Jenny Beth Martin

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, wraps up the meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 3, 2017, after his panel voted along party lines on the nomination of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell claims votes to bust Supreme Court filibuster

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

Sen. John McCain has broken with President Trump on a number of issues, but he insists he's 100 percent on board regarding military plans. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

John McCain on Supreme Court standoff: ‘There’s no communication anymore’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Latest: Dissenting judges criticize LGBT workers’ ruling

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A state worker unfurls a rainbow flag in front of the Washington state Capitol to prepare it to be raised and then lowered to half-staff to mark last weekend's mass shooting at a central Florida nightclub, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. Gov. Jay Inslee and members from the LGBT community later raised the flag in honor of Gay Pride month, before it was lowered. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside Pulse, a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, leaving at least 49 people dead in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Appeals court: Civil Rights Act protects lesbian, gay, bisexual employees

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

State high court justice loses another round in recusal case

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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2015 file photo, demonstrators protest in Montpelier, Vt., a natural gas pipeline by Vermont Gas Systems through the western part of the state. The state Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday, April 4, 2017, whether the pipeline should be allowed to run under a public park in the town of Hinesburg. If the company loses, it has agreed to remove that section which already has been laid beneath Geprags Park. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke, File)

High court ponders gas pipeline under park; residents gripe

By WILSON RING - Associated Press

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in this Nov. 21, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Jeff Merkley protests Neil Gorsuch with one-man filibuster

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 1, 2015, file photo, shows the Tesla Motors showroom in Salt Lake City. The Utah Supreme Court has ruled against Tesla in a push to sell its sleek, all-electric vehicles in the state. The court said in an opinion issued Monday, April 3, 2017, that Utah's State Tax Commission was correct in a 2015 decision denying Tesla a license to tell its cars in Utah. The company built a $3 million showroom in Salt Lake City but hasn't been able to sell new cars there because officials decided it would break state laws about car makers owning dealerships. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Utah Supreme Court rules against Tesla in push to sell cars

By MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch explains mutton busting, an event held at rodeos similar to bull riding or bronc riding, in which children ride or race sheep, as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Gorsuch's nomination on April 3. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

The Latest: Colorado senator won’t try to block Gorsuch vote

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Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Monday, March 20, 2017, file photo during the committee's confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Richard Blumenthal: ‘Nowhere near’ 60 votes in the Senate for Neil Gorsuch

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times