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FILE - In this April 10, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, and Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy participate in a public swearing-in ceremony for Justice Neil Gorsuch in the Rose Garden of the White House White House in Washington. The 81-year-old Kennedy said Tuesday, June 27, 2018, that he is retiring after more than 30 years on the court. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Justice Kennedy retiring, giving Trump pivotal court pick

by Mark Sherman Associated PressJune 27, 2018

Visitors depart the Supreme Court early Monday.

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High court rules against crisis pregnancy center law

by Mark Sherman Associated Press, and Jessica Gresko Associated PressJune 26, 2018

FILE - In this April 20, 2018, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court has upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Supreme Court upholds President Trump’s travel ban

by Mark Sherman Associated PressJune 26, 2018

People rally outside of the Supreme Court in opposition to Ohio’s voter roll purges on Jan. 10. The Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote on Monday, is allowing Ohio to clean up its voting rolls by targeting people who haven’t cast ballots in a while.

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Supreme Court allows Ohio, other state voter purges

by Mark Sherman Associated PressJune 11, 2018

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store in Lakewood, Colo. The Supreme Court is setting aside a Colorado court ruling against a baker who wouldn’t make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. But the court is not deciding the big issue in the case, whether a business can refuse to serve gay and lesbian people.

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Justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake

by Mark Sherman Associated PressJune 4, 2018

The Supreme Court building is seen in Washington on April 20, 2018. The Supreme Court says employers can prohibit their workers from banding together to complain about pay and conditions in the workplace.

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Supreme Court deals defeat to workers’ rights, upholding arbitration for individuals only

by Mark Sherman Associated PressMay 21, 2018

People wait in line outside the Supreme Court in Washington to be in the gallery when the court hears arguments on April 25 over President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from several mostly Muslim countries.

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Trump’s travel ban likely to be upheld, justices indicate

by Mark Sherman Associated PressApril 26, 2018

Helenmary Ball, left, of Calvert County, Md., as “Maryland District 5,” points toward the separated area of Maryland District 3, being represented by Bobby Bartlett, right, as nonpartisan groups against gerrymandering protest in front of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, March 28 in Washington where the court will hear arguments on a gerrymandering case.

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Maryland redistricting case comes before Supreme Court

by Mark Sherman Associated PressMarch 29, 2018

Stephen Roberts, with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), holds up a sign against Mark Janus during a rally outside of the Supreme Court, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Washington. The Supreme Court takes up a challenge in a case that could deal a painful financial blow to organized labor. The court is considering a challenge to an Illinois law that allows unions representing government employees to collect fees from workers who choose not to join. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Gorsuch silent as divided Supreme Court spars over unions

by Mark Sherman Associated PressFebruary 26, 2018

FILE - In this June 30, 2015, file photo, front from left to right, Pennsylvania state Sen. Jake Corman, R-Centre, state House Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-Indiana, state Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson, and state Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, lead a news conference after Republican leaders engineered passage of state budget, liquor privatization and pension bills, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. After the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, let a court-ordered redrawing of Pennsylvania's congressional districts proceed, Scarnati and Turzai said in a statement they may pursue further legal action, and Corman said he has had "zero" discussions with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and legislative leaders about new district boundaries. (AP Photo/Chris Knight, File)

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Court allows Pennsylvania to redraw GOP-favored district map

by Mark Scolforo Associated Press, and Mark Sherman Associated PressFebruary 5, 2018