U.S. Supreme Court

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Supporters of the University of Texas rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, as the high court takes up a challenge to the university's program that considers race in some college admissions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele chats following the annual Red Mass for the U.S. Supreme Court at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington (Associated Press)

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An American Beech tree is down on Capitol Hill grounds in Washington on Saturday, June 30, 2012, across the U.S. Supreme Court after a powerful storm swept across the Washington region late Friday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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FILE - This Oct. 8, 2010 file photo shows the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, and Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Standing, from left are Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito Jr., and Elena Kagan. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 28, 2012, upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)