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FILE - This June 8, 2021 photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Justices rule for student in 'cursing cheerleader' case

By Mark Sherman Jun. 23, 2021 12:07 PM EDT

In this June 8, 2021 photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
'Obamacare' survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge

By Mark Sherman Jun. 17, 2021 10:21 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. Breyer is talking with the head of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and taking questions from students on Friday, May 28. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Breyer 'basically optimistic' about US despite polarization

By Jessica Gresko May. 28, 2021 06:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington as a storm rolls in. The Supreme Court seems inclined to say that hundreds of millions of dollars in coronavirus relief money tied up by a court case should benefit Alaska Natives, rather than be spread more broadly among Native American tribes.The justices were hearing arguments April 19, 2021, in a case involving the massive pandemic relief package passed last year and signed into law by then-President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
High court seems ready to send virus funds to Alaska Natives

By Jessica Gresko Apr. 19, 2021 02:13 PM EDT

Motorists sit inside their vehicles as they wait their turn to be inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine at Dodger Stadium parking lot in Los Angeles. More California counties are opening up vaccines to younger adults, a week ahead of the state broadening eligibility to everyone 16 and up. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
High court halts Calif. virus rules limiting home worship

By Jessica Gresko Apr. 10, 2021 01:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 21, 2021, file photo people view the Supreme Court building from behind security fencing on Capitol Hill in Washington after portions of an outer perimeter of fencing were removed overnight to allow public access. A Supreme Court case being argued this week amid March Madness could erode the difference between elite college athletes and professional sports stars. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
High court sympathetic to college athletes in NCAA dispute

By Jessica Gresko Mar. 31, 2021 05:04 PM EDT

FILE - This Nov. 4, 2020 file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Traditions on hold, justices near a year of phone arguments

By Jessica Gresko Mar. 16, 2021 12:19 PM EDT

FILE - 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 Feb. 24, 2021 03:58 PM EST

FILE - 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)
Justices: California can't enforce indoor church service ban

By Jessica Gresko Feb. 05, 2021 11:16 PM EST

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House White House in Washington. President Donald Trump’s deep imprint on the federal courts is a rare point of agreement about the president across the political spectrum. With a major assist from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Trump and his White House staff relentlessly, almost robotically, filled nearly every opening in the federal judiciary, undeterred by Democratic criticism. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Trump's impact on courts likely to last long beyond his term

By Mark Sherman, Kevin Freking And Matthew Daly Dec. 26, 2020 12:23 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020 photo, The Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Justices order review of Colorado virus rules for churches

Dec. 15, 2020 10:48 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 2, struggled with whether to require new trials for potentially thousands of prisoners in Louisiana and Oregon who were convicted by non-unanimous juries before the court barred the practice last year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Supreme Court wrestles with non-unanimous juries case

By Jessica Gresko Dec. 02, 2020 12:28 PM EST

The "Too Much Talent," band performs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as arguments are heard about the Affordable Care Act, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
'Obamacare' likely to survive, high court arguments indicate

By Mark Sherman Nov. 10, 2020 03:11 PM EST

People celebrate Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia, after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
2020 Latest: Trump, GOP sue in Arizona over ballot handling

Nov. 07, 2020 12:14 PM EST

The Supreme Court is seen on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump says he's planning an aggressive legal strategy to try prevent Pennsylvania from counting mailed ballots that are received in the three days after the election, a matter that could find its way to the high court. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A more conservative court hears same-sex foster parent case

By Jessica Gresko Nov. 04, 2020 02:14 PM EST

The Supreme Court is seen as morning fog lingers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
If 2020 is like 2000, Trump believes he's got the votes

By Jessica Gresko And Mark Sherman Oct. 30, 2020 03:07 PM EDT

The Supreme Court is seen as morning fog lingers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Supreme Court puts curbside voting on hold in Alabama

By Kim Chandler And Jessica Gresko Oct. 21, 2020 10:58 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2020 05:13 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Pay attention: Pa. is poised to fall off a budget...

FILE - In this June 23, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump holds an image of the U.S. border wall being built between the U.S. and Mexico as he participates in a border security briefing at United States Border Patrol Yuma Station in Yuma, Ariz. The Supreme Court is agreeing to review a Trump administration policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings. As is typical, the court did not comment Monday in announcing it would hear the case. Because the court’s calendar is already full through the end of the year, the justices will not hear the case until 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
High court to review two cases involving Trump border policy

By Jessica Gresko And Mark Sherman Oct. 19, 2020 01:11 PM EDT

Mourners pay respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Washington. Ginsburg, 87, died of cancer on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Politics has way of finding Supreme Court eager to avoid it

By Mark Sherman Oct. 09, 2020 12:28 AM EDT