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**FILE ** Phil Thiltrickett prays outside a Planned Parenthood site in San Antonio, Texas. (Associated Press)

Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion law

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University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh offers remarks during a press conference to announce the University of Maryland's joining the Big Ten Conference, at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times) ** FILE **

N.C. appeals court rejects Maryland bid to dismiss suit against ACC

By Emery P. Dalesio - Associated Press

** FILE ** Part of a cache of seized weapons is displayed Jan. 25, 2011, at a news conference in Phoenix. The ATF received fire over a Phoenix-based gun-trafficking investigation called "Fast and Furious," in which agents allowed hundreds of guns into the hands of straw purchasers in hopes of making a bigger case. Two of those weapons were found in December at the fatal shooting of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: The contempt of Justice

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Judge Robert Wilkins, who sits on the U.S. District Court for D.C., didn't have the votes of 60 senators Monday to overcome a filibuster for his nomination to the higher U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. (Associated Press)

Senate’s rule-changing ‘nuclear option’ may be getting close on judges

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia responds to a question during his appearance in part of a lecture series at Tufts University, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, in Medford, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Justice Antonin Scalia: ‘I have nothing to show’ from time on the Supreme Court

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Republicans block Obama court nominee Cornelia Pillard in Senate vote

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** FILE ** A woman holds a Bible as she stands in silent prayer on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington in the hour before the justices return to the bench for another term on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Atheists interrupt prayer vigil on Supreme Court steps

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This Oct. 7, 2013, file photo shows people wait in line to enter the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

Supreme Court debates government’s role in public prayer

By Matthew Lounsberry - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

RAHN: Judges with a rubber stamp

By Richard W. Rahn

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. (Associated Press)

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Fla. political donor law

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court, shown Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 in Washington, has agreed to consider whether the Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority in developing rules aimed at cutting emissions of six heat-trapping gases from factories and power plants. The justices said Tuesday they will review a unanimous federal appeals court ruling that upheld the government's unprecedented regulations aimed at reducing the gases blamed for global warming. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Supreme Court clash on leaks to reporter Risen moves closer

By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This Oct. 7, 2013, file photo shows people wait in line to enter the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

White House sides with town in Christian prayer case

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Lee Valerius signs in at a vigil outside an abortion clinic in Dallas, Texas last November following a federal appeals court ruling upholding most of the state's new abortion restrictions. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry)

Texas to respond to abortion law appeal by Nov. 12

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Linda Lavoie, of West Bath, Maine, sings the Battle Hymn of the Republic during a rally to protest an upcoming federal mandate that most institutions and businesses provide insurance plans that cover artificial birth control on June 8, 2012, In Augusta, Maine. The guidelines from the Obama administration will go into effect in August. Opponents say requiring employers to provide those services through their health plans is a violation of religious freedom, despite promised exemptions and accommodations for religious institutions. (File, Associated Press)

D.C. appeals court backs challenge to Obamacare contraception mandate

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican (Associated Press)

Senate GOP blocks key Obama judge, signals renewed fight over court nominees

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

SPAKOVSKY: Packing Washington’s most crucial court

By Hans A. von Spakovsky and Elizabeth Slattery

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 file photograph, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens to a question in Trenton, N.J. Christie has dropped his appeal to legalized same-sex marriages in New Jersey. In an email sent Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, the governor's office says it submitted a formal withdrawal to the state Supreme Court Monday morning. Last month, a lower-court judge ruled that New Jersey must recognize gay marriages starting Monday. Gay couples began exchanging vows shortly after midnight. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie withdraws appeal of gay marriage ruling

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times