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The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington, early Wednesday, May 4, 2022, as security measure are enhanced on the perimeter following protests sparked by news that the court might overturn cases that guarantee abortions. More demonstrations are expected in the wake of a Politico story about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's draft majority opinion, which sets the stage for the court to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Not there yet: Pro-lifers subdued despite promise of biggest victory in movement’s history

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., center, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., right, speak after the Democratic strategy meeting at the Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Democrats say leaked Supreme Court ruling on abortion will fire up party base for midterms

By Kerry Picket and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released Monday. Whatever the outcome, the Politico report represents an extremely rare breach of the court's secretive deliberation process, and on a case of surpassing importance. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Chief justice calls for probe of leaked draft opinion on abortion, says breach is ‘egregious’

By Alex Swoyer and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 21, 2020, photo, then-Attorney General William P. Barr speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Former Attorney General Bill Barr suggests Supreme Court leak is obstruction of justice

By Alex Swoyer and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Illustration on the limits of rights in private business and society by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Should a private business be forced to serve an LGBTQ customer?

By Gene Marks

Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released Monday. Whatever the outcome, the Politico report represents an extremely rare breach of the court's secretive deliberation process, and on a case of surpassing importance. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Legal experts: SCOTUS leaker could be caught but not face criminal charges, possibly disbarred

By Alex Swoyer and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Demonstrators Jonah Smith from Calif., left, and Robin G. from the D.C. area, stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court early Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released Monday. Whatever the outcome, the Politico report represents an extremely rare breach of the court's secretive deliberation process, and on a case of surpassing importance. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Biden vows to codify abortion rights into law, urges voters to back pro-choice candidates

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, photo, Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. arrives before President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Supreme Court confirms draft opinion is authentic but not final ruling

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen early Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released Monday. Whatever the outcome, the Politico report represents an extremely rare breach of the court's secretive deliberation process, and on a case of surpassing importance. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Leaked opinion on Roe fuels renewed call on left to pack Supreme Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown, Ohio Democrat, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Tom Williams, Pool via AP) **FILE**

Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown blames Supreme Court’s conservative majority for Roe leak

By Alex Swoyer and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Police Officers stand on the plaza at the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, as demonstrators gather following news report by Politico that a draft opinion suggests the justices could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Capitol Police beef up security at Supreme Court after leak

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, June 4, 2019, file photo, a Planned Parenthood clinic is seen in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ** FILE **

Roe v. Wade outcry comes with U.S. abortion rate at historic low

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left and his wife Virginia Thomas, right, leave the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington after attending funeral services of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, on Feb. 20, 2016. Virginia Thomas sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election furthering then-President Donald Trump's lies that the free and fair vote was marred by nonexistent fraud, according to copies of the messages obtained by The Washington Post and CBS News. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Paging Justice Thomas: Eric Swalwell says Republicans want to ban interracial marriage

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A crowd of people gathered outside the Supreme Court, early Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Washington. A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report published Monday night in Politico. It's unclear if the draft represents the court's final word on the matter. The Associated Press could not immediately confirm the authenticity of the draft Politico posted, which if verified marks a shocking revelation of the high court's secretive deliberation process, particularly before a case is formally decided. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Report: Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade

By Victor Morton and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questions Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Roe v. Wade leak called an effort to intimidate Supreme Court justices

By Dave Boyer - 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 **

Supreme Court says Christian flag can fly on Boston’s city property

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, left, speaks with retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer as they attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Saul Loeb, Pool via AP, File) **FILE**

Chief Justice Roberts pays emotional tribute to retiring Justice Breyer

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks during an event at the Library of Congress for the 2022 Supreme Court Fellows Program hosted by the Law Library of Congress, Feb. 17, 2022, in Washington. The fertile mind of Breyer has conjured a stream of hypothetical questions through the years that have, in the words of a colleague, &quot;befuddled&quot; lawyers and justices alike.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)

Supreme Court Notebook: Breyer’s last chance to hypothesize

By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

Malcolm Kenyatta, a state lawmaker from Philadelphia running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks at a Centre County Democrats' breakfast event at a hotel at the Mountain View Country Club, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Boalsburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File) **FILE**

Far-left Dems abandon anti-police slogans but still run on makeover of American institutions

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Bremerton High assistant football coach Joe Kennedy, front, walks off the field with his lawyer, right, Oct. 16, 2015, after praying at the 50-yard line following a football game in Bremerton, Wash. After losing his coaching job for refusing to stop kneeling in prayer with players and spectators on the field immediately after football games, Kennedy will take his arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, April 25, 2022, saying the Bremerton School District violated his First Amendment rights by refusing to let him continue praying at midfield after games. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times via AP) **FILE**

Supreme Court appears split ideologically over school-prayer dispute after coach was fired

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times