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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, American and Israeli Reform rabbis pray at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's old city. Israel's Supreme Court on Monday, March 1, 2021, dealt a major blow to the country's powerful Orthodox establishment, ruling that people who convert to Judaism through the Reform and Conservative movements in Israel also are Jewish and entitled to become citizens. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court skeptical about patent judge appointments

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice speaks during the State of the State Address in the House Chambers of the West Virginia State Capitol Building in Charleston, W.Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, File)

WVa governor agrees to live in government seat, ending case

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

High court tells Santa Clara it can’t bar in-person worship

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In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Manhattan prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long fight

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Supreme Court asked to review Virginia transgender bathroom case

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2018, file photo, New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Judith Nakamura helps to certify election results and order recounts in a handful of state House races in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico's Supreme Court is considering competing proposals to increase reliance on absentee balloting by mail in efforts to safeguarding public health and voting rights in the state's June 2 primary. Oral arguments and a possible ruling were scheduled Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

High court rejects ‘warrior gene’ defense as unreliable

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

Group asks justices to ban use of race in college admissions

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Supreme Court hears California DUI case pitting the Fourth Amendment against public safety

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This Nov. 4, 2020, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

High court inclined to expand warrantless entry into homes

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

FILE- In this Oct. 11, 2015 file photo, Nepal's Khadga Prasad Oli addresses parliament before being appointed as the new Prime Minister in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepal’s supreme court on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, ordered reinstating parliament that was dissolved by Prime Minister Oli that is likely to push the Himalayan nation to a political crisis. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

Nepal’s Supreme Court orders reinstatement of Parliament

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA - Associated Press

In this Oct. 11, 2018, photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the opening of the adult entertainment fair "Venus" in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) **FILE**

Supreme Court rejects Stormy Daniels defamation case against Trump

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This Nov. 4, 2020, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court to hear case over federal funding for abortion

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court won’t halt New York subpoena for Trump’s taxes

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - This Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court won’t halt turnover of Trump’s tax records

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo Attorney General nominee Judge Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will finally come before the Senate, this time as President Joe Biden's choice for attorney general. Garland, an appeals court judge, is widely expected to sail through his confirmation process, beginning Monday at a hearing, with bipartisan support. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Snubbed as Obama high court pick, Garland in line to be AG

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Court upholds woman’s $1.8M award in NJ Transit bus attack

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen as sundown in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rhode Island police search-and-seizure case makes it to Supreme Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 file photo, The Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington. The Supreme Court is telling California it can't enforce a ban on indoor church services because of the coronavirus pandemic. The high court issued orders late Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 in two cases where churches had sued over coronavirus-related restrictions in the state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Supreme Court to review cheerleader’s free-speech lawsuit against Mahanoy Area School District

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 13, 2020, file photo, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks in Sioux Falls, S.D. A South Dakota lawmaker said fellow Republicans are pressuring her to withdraw a bill that would require Gov. Noem to disclose taxpayer funds used for her travel security on the campaign trail. Rep. Taffy Howard, the Rapid City Republican who introduced the bill, said she has faced backlash including text message attacks and fellow Republicans rescinding support after hearing from the governor's office. (Erin Bormett/The Argus Leader via AP, File)

Noem threatens veto for lawmakers’ pot legalization push

By STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press