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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, to hear a new challenge to President Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

ERNEST ISTOOK: Supreme Court can stop Obamacare subsidy deceit

By Ernest Istook

Ronald Brock moves his anti-Obamacare sign as protestors, press and passersby wait for decisions in the final days of the Supreme Court's term, in Washington, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Obamacare foes to D.C. district court: Don’t bother with subsidies case until Supreme Court rules

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Oscar Pistorius is escorted by police officers as he leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, in this Oct. 17, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Oscar Pistorius’ appeal hearing set for Dec. 9

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina has put a "hold" on Lee Francis Cissna, the nominee for director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, to try to pressure Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly to bend to the senator's will and quickly approve thousands of H-2B visas. (Associated Press/File)

Over-the-counter contraception not on Republican agenda

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - This April 22, 2104 file photo shows videojournalists setting up outside the Supreme Court in Washington. The court heard arguments today in the case of John Yates, a fishing boat captain who claims he was wrongly convicted of destroying evidence, namely, the fish, that were under the legal minimum catch size in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Supreme Court to hear Obamacare case over subsidies; could redefine the law

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

"We have been awaiting this decision for some time, and welcome it not only as a tremendous victory, but as a common-sense recognition that it is not for the federal courts to substitute their judgment about whether same-sex 'marriage' is a good idea or not, but to leave it to the people to make the decision about this fundamental institution," said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage. (Associated Press)

Gay marriage bans upheld in four states, snapping same-sex win streak

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Supporters rally outside of the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Sioux Falls, S.D., Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. A federal judge heard arguments Friday on South Dakota's request to throw out a lawsuit challenging its ban on gay marriage but will file her decision later. (AP Photo/The Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn)

Gay marriage ruling means high court review likely

By Dan Sewell - Associated Press

The Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Supreme Court justices critical of possibility that man could get 20 years for tossing fish

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Illustration on the dangers to U.S. citizens from IPAB by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

SANDEFUR: Challenging Obamacare’s health care rationing

By Christina Sandefur

This photo taken June 4, 2014, shows Labor Secretary Thomas Perez speaking in Washington. (AP Photo/Connor Radnovich) ** FILE **

Judge undercuts Obama housing discrimination argument, rebukes Tom Perez

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 28, 2012 file photo, protesters chant in front of the Supreme Court in Washington as the court concludes three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Supreme Court justices have their first chance this week to decide whether they have the appetite for another major fight over President Barack Obama’s health care law. Some of the same players who mounted the first failed effort to kill the law altogether now want the justices to rule that subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their premiums under the law are illegal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Health overhaul’s subsidies at Supreme Court

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

In this undated photo released in 2007 by the McCaffery campaign office, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Judge Seamus McCaffery is shown. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Oct. 21, 2014, suspended McCaffery over his participation in a state government pornographic email scandal that involved employees of the attorney general's office. The justices issued an order saying Justice McCaffery may not perform any judicial or administrative duties while the matter is reviewed by the Judicial Conduct Board. (Associated Press/McCaffery campaign office)

Pa. Supreme Court justice in porn probe retires

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In an Aug. 4, 2010 file photo, attorney David Boies kisses fellow lawyer Theodore Olson on the cheek at a public rally in West Hollywood, Calif. Olson and Boies fought on opposite sides of the case that determined the 2000 presidential election, but the veteran attorneys joined forces to defeat California’s gay-marriage ban, a five-year effort documented in “The Case Against 8,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film follows the attorneys and plaintiffs in the lawsuit that resulted in the marriage ban being overturned. “The Case Against 8” is set to air on HBO in June. (AP Photo/Adam Lau, File)

Ted Olson: We’re past the ‘point of no return’ on gay marriage

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Brittany Dickerson, left, places a ring on Ashley Owens' hand as they're married by the Rev. Bud Liptrap, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at Harry Barry Park in Twin Falls, Idaho. (AP Photo/The Times-News, Drew Nash) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Traditional marriage wins a round in court

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a campaign rally for Maryland gubernatorial candidate Anthony Brown at Wise High School, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, in Upper Marlboro, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama: No rush to end affirmative action

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The U.S. Supreme Court (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court clears the way for Texas voter ID law

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks to a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark., on Oct. 8, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Eric Holder: Government will recognize new state same-sex marriages

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

This photo taken June 11, 2014 shows a communications tower behind the Tallahassee Police Department in Tallahassee, Fla. The department has used the &quot;Stingray&quot; surveillance device, which masquerades as a cell phone tower, to intercept mobile phone calls. The Obama administration has been quietly advising local police not to disclose details about surveillance technology they are using to sweep up basic cellphone data from entire neighborhoods, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)

Florida rules police can’t track cellphones without warrant

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times