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FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer said Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, that a statewide mask requirement remains in effect despite the Michigan Supreme Court's invalidation of a law that underpins her orders to control the coronavirus pandemic. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)

Michigan health agency issues mask, other virus restrictions

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. walks outside the Senate floor on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Chuck Schumer demands testing every day during Supreme Court confirmation hearings

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Voters wait in line outside the Richland County election office on the first day of in-person absentee voting in South Carolina on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. A number of counties have polling places where people can vote almost like they would in person on Election Day, instead of having to mail in their absentee ballot. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

High court reinstates S. Carolina ballot witness requirement

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

This photo from streaming video provided by the Office of the Governor shows Justice Martin Jenkins. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, his nomination of Justice Jenkins (Ret.) for Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. Justice Jenkins has held several prominent state and federal judicial positions throughout his career and most recently served as judicial appointments secretary to Governor Newsom since 2019. He would be the first openly gay California Supreme Court justice and only the third African American man ever to serve on the state's highest court. (Office of the Governor via AP)

California governor nominates 1st gay to state Supreme Court

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

In this Nov. 30, 2018, photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nominated by President Bill Clinton, sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, Friday. The Supreme Court says Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Supreme Court kicks off 2020 term with tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this May 3, 2020, file photo the setting sun shines on the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court opens a new term Monday, Oct. 5. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Facing a conservative turn, Supreme Court opens new term

By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

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

Supreme Court reinstates South Carolina ballot witness requirement

By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

Kim Davis, the county clerk for Rowan County in Kentucky, works with the county election board on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Morehead, Ky. Davis, who went to jail in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, has lost her bid for a second term as county clerk. (AP Photo/John Flavell) **FILE**

Kim Davis, former Kentucky county clerk, won’t have appeal heard by Supreme Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - This May 4, 2020, file photo shows the Supreme Court building in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Partisans are bracing for a new health care war as Supreme Court makeup shifts

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

2 big Michigan counties require masks after court ruling

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Despite the fact that three Republican senators tested positive for coronavirus, including Sen. Mike Lee, the GOP wants to move forward with hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. (Associated Press)

Chuck Schumer calls for delay on Amy Coney Barrett hearings

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in this file photo. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Supreme Court opens new term on cusp of conservative control

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

Sen. Josh Hawley will undergo additional COVID-19 test

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The rising sun shines over the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday morning, May 11, 2020. (AP Photos/Mark Sherman)

Supreme Court to review Arizona ‘ballot harvesting’ law

By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up as he walks from Marine One to the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, as he returns from Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: Trump campaign manager tests positive for COVID

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., arrive to speak to the media about the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chuck Schumer, Dianne Feinstein: Supreme Court confirmation ‘premature’ after COVID-19 outbreak

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Harrisburg International Airport, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Middletown, Pa. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

Cavalier White House approach to COVID catches up to Trump

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., meets with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Washington. (Bill Clark/Pool via AP)

Virus spreads on panel handling Supreme Court nomination

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 20, 2019 file photo, the Supreme Court Building is shown in Washington. The American Medical Association is asking the Supreme Court to strike down a Trump administration rule that's had a far-reaching impact on the nation’s family planning program. It prohibits clinics from referring women for abortions. The move Thursday by the nation's largest doctors' group came after two federal appeals courts split on the legality of the rule. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Doctors ask Supreme Court to strike down Trump abortion rule

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump waves as he walks from Marine One to the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, as he returns from Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump at Alfred E. Smith dinner rips anti-Catholic bias in Democratic Party

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times