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This Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Supreme Court to take on guns, abortion in upcoming term

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, speaks with Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., prior to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine Texas's abortion law, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Brenner/Pool via AP)

Senate Democrats hold hearing over Texas’ fetal heartbeat abortion law

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows John Henry Ramirez. Ramirez, a Texas death row inmate set to be executed Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2020, for killing a convenience store worker more than 17 years earlier in a robbery that garnered $1.25, is asking that his pastor be allowed to lay hands on him as he dies by lethal injection. The request by Ramirez is the latest clash between death row inmates and prison officials in Texas and other states over the presence of spiritual advisers in the death chamber. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

Allies flock to Texas death-row inmate asking for chaplain at execution

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

In this June 4, 2019, file photo, anti-abortion advocates gather outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis. Pro-life activists are seeking to reinstate a lawsuit against the District claiming that police violated the free speech rights of two college students who were arrested for chalking "Black Preborn Lives Matter" on a sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood in the summer of 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Abortion laws on Down syndrome hit the courts

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Free speech vs. LGBT rights: Website maker seeks Supreme Court hearing on anti-discrimination law

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Rachel Hernandez chants with abortion rights supporters as they protest SB 8 in front of Edinburg City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Edinburg, Texas. The nation's most far-reaching curb on abortions since they were legalized a half-century ago took effect Wednesday in Texas, with the Supreme Court silent on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold.(Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

Texas abortion providers return to Supreme Court over fetal heartbeat law

By Alex Swoyer - 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 hits lowest approval rating in two decades: Gallup poll

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

A clinic escort waits in the driveway of the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic parking lot, to assist any patient entering, Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. The clinic is Mississippi's only state-licensed abortion facility. On May 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up the dispute over a Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The issue is the first test of limits on abortion access to go before the conservative majority high court. Their decision could mean more restrictions, and focuses on the landmark 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, which established a woman's right to an abortion. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) ** FILE **

Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban more liberal than limits in France, Germany

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The entrance to the Supreme Court building's courtroom is seen through in this Sept. 19, 2020, file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Biden’s DOJ urges Supreme Court not to overturn Roe v. Wade

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic, also more commonly known as &quot;The Pink House,&quot; is shrouded with a black tarp so that its clients may enter in privacy, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. The Supreme Court agreed to take up a dispute over a Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with their decision affecting whether the state's only medical facility will continue to be able to provide abortions on demand. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) **FILE**

Supreme Court to weigh in on Mississippi challenge to Roe v. Wade on Dec. 1

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. The associate justice gave the Tocqueville Lecture for the Center for Citizenship &amp; Constitutional Government at the university. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP)

Clarence Thomas: Justices don’t rule on ‘personal preferences’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this June 25, 2018, file photo, pro-life and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. Republican lawmakers in at least a half dozen GOP-controlled states already are talking about copying a Texas law that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The law was written in a way that was intended to avoid running afoul of federal law by allowing enforcement by private citizens, not government officials. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Viability, medical advancements loom in legal battles over abortion

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Abortion activists march in front of Justice Kavanaugh’s home, protest his Texas law vote

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks to an audience at the 30th anniversary of the University of Louisville McConnell Center in Louisville, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

‘Hyper vigilant’: Justice Amy Coney Barrett worried over partisan perception of Supreme Court

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn - Associated Press

In this April 23, 2021, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

Justice Stephen Breyer warns Democrats against court-packing: ‘People will lose trust in the court’

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, about plans to reintroduce a resolution to call on President Joe Biden to take executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in debt for federal student loan borrowers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rep. Ayanna Pressley blames Realtors’ money for Democrats’ inaction on evictions

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks against the recall election of California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in San Leandro, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Harris slams Texas abortion law for ‘empowering vigilantes’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (right) and state Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, shake hands after Abbott signed Senate Bill 1, also known as the election integrity bill, into law in Tyler, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. The sweeping bill signed Tuesday by the two-term Republican governor further tightens Texas’ strict voting laws. (AP Photo/LM Otero) **FILE**

EXCLUSIVE: Texas lawmaker behind fetal heartbeat bill is ‘very encouraged’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, photo, the Supreme Court is shown in Washington. The Supreme Court plans to return to in-person arguments in October, but no public allowed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court returning to the courtroom, in-person arguments

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Texas Abortion Law Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Texas, abortion, and the Constitution

By Andrew P. Napolitano