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The sun rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court, Oct. 11, 2022, in Washington. The Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from a commission the state created decades ago with New York to combat the mob's influence at their joint port. The high court ruled unanimously on April 18, 2023, that the Garden State doesn't need New York's consent to withdraw from the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

New Jersey wins Supreme Court dispute against New York regarding commission to combat mob influence

By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

Illustration on the Supreme Court and energy policy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Clarity from Supreme Court needed on patchwork climate change litigation mess

By Donald J. Kochan

Gerald Groff, a former postal worker whose case will be argued before the Supreme Court, stands during a television interview near a "Now Hiring" sign posted at the roadside at the United State Postal Service, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Quarryville, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Supreme Court hears mail carrier’s religious tolerance case

By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

Protesters march past the U.S. Capitol following a Planned Parenthood rally in support of abortion access outside the Supreme Court on Saturday, April. 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Republicans scramble for winning message on abortion after Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on March 7, 2023, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday, April 13, approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

On cusp of presidential run, Florida Gov. DeSantis signs ban on abortion after 6 weeks

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Conservative megadonor Harlan Crow purchased three properties belonging to Thomas and his family, in a transaction worth more than $100,000 that Thomas never reported, according to the nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica on Thursday, April 13, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Report: Clarence Thomas sold real estate to conservative mega-donor, didn’t report deal

By Ashraf Khalil - Associated Press

The Supreme Court is seen on Feb. 21, 2023, in Washington. The Supreme Court on Monday, April 3, declined to hear an appeal from a Louisiana death row inmate seeking a new sentencing hearing, over a dissent from the three liberal justices. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Abortion issue returns to Supreme Court as DOJ fights ruling on FDA’s pill approval

By Alex Swoyer and Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this June 29, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Biden ending COVID emergency won’t affect high court case over student debt forgiveness, say experts

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. An “anti-vice” law from the 19th century is at the center of a new court ruling that could soon halt access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. On Friday, April 7, 2023, a Trump-appointed judge in Texas sided with Christian conservatives in ruling that the Comstock, enacted in the 1870s, prohibits sending the long-used drug through the mail. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Abortion pill rulings in conflict: What happens next?

By Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman - Associated Press

Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Sunday, April 9, 2023, stressed that women for now continue to have access to the abortion medication mifepristone after the Texas judge stayed his ruling for a week so federal authorities could file a challenge. The drug was approved by the FDA in 2000. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Calls for feds to ignore court order blocking abortion drug are not based in reality, experts say

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

An anti-abortion advocate along with abortion rights advocates hold up signs during the Emergency Pro-Life Rally for New Mexico in Las Cruces, N.M., July 19, 2022. The New Mexico Supreme Court blocked local anti-abortion ordinances Friday, March 31, 2023, pending the outcome of a case centered on constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. (Meg Potter/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP, File)

Pro-life politics hobbled by left successfully framing abortion debate as an all-or-nothing choice

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this May 29, 2018, file photo, George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, listens to the conference after his speech titled "How to save the European Union" as he attends the European Council On Foreign Relations Annual Council Meeting in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) ** FILE **

Soros sharks, fresh off feast of Trump, circle Clarence Thomas

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. departs at the end of the day in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. The chief justice has already ordered an investigation into the unprecedented leak earlier this week of a draft of a major abortion opinion. What comes next could further test Roberts’ leadership of a court. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

New reporting requirements for gifts, travel hit Supreme Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) ** FILE **

AOC calls for Justice Thomas to be ‘impeached’ after a report on lavish trips

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Justice Thomas says vacations with GOP megadonor were cleared by judicial advisers

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Liberals renew calls for Clarence Thomas’ resignation over luxury travel with GOP donor

By Alex Swoyer and Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Connecticut celebrates with the trophy after their win against San Diego State during the men's national championship college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, April 3, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

New antitrust lawsuit against NCAA seeks millions in damages

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch, left, and Brett Kavanaugh watch as President Donald Trump arrives to give his State of the Union address to a joint session on Congress at the Capitol in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

Columbia Law School students outraged over fellow students meeting with Justice Kavanaugh

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen on Feb. 21, 2023, in Washington. The Supreme Court on Monday, April 3, declined to hear an appeal from a Louisiana death row inmate seeking a new sentencing hearing, over a dissent from the three liberal justices. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Supreme Court rejects death row inmate’s appeal after co-conspirator’s confession to actual murder

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 26, 2015, photo, a supporter of open carry gun laws, wears a pistol as he prepares for a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

Chaos in the courts after justices’ ruling that firearm regs must align with nation’s founding

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times