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The setting sun illuminates the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Chief Justice John Roberts sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in 2021. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Chief Justice John Roberts listens as President Biden addresses a joint session of Congress on April 28. Melina Mara/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Abortion-rights and anti-abortion activists rally outside the Supreme Court on Nov. 1, as arguments are set to begin about abortion by the court, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The court ruled on Friday that abortion providers can sue, but only against certain officials. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts broke with his colleagues on the court, filing a solo dissent for the first time in his nearly 16 years on the bench. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Chief Justice John Roberts is positioning the Supreme Court in a way that has both conservatives and liberals complaining and wondering what exactly Roberts is trying to do. Jabin Botsford/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Fear And Loathing At The Supreme Court — What Is Chief Justice John Roberts Up To?
The Supreme Court has long upheld the right of access to a wide range of judicial proceedings and records. An order Monday unsealing records in an Alabama death penalty case continued that tradition. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Amid controversy and criticism from religious groups on the right and left about their decisions in recent death penalty cases, the U.S. Supreme Court's five-man majority is striking back. Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Los Angeles artist Erik Brunetti, the founder of the streetwear clothing company "FUCT," leaves the Supreme Court after his trademark case was argued on Monday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Supreme Court Dances Around The F-Word With Real Potential Financial Consequences
Planned Parenthood opened its new headquarters in Washington, D.C., in September. The Supreme Court declined to take up a key case, a big win for the organization. Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
President Donald Trump, pictured at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, continued to rail against the 9th Circuit Court Appeals. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Chief Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court "doesn't have Obama judges, or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges." Win McNamee/AP hide caption
Chief Justice Roberts Issues Rare Rebuke To Trump; Trump Fires Back
Chief Justice John G. Roberts had blocked a lower court order that would have required politically active nonprofits to disclose their donors. But on Tuesday the full Supreme Court overturned his stay. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Supreme Court Orders Disclosure For Dark Money, As New Report Unveils Some Donors
Frustrated Supreme Court Looks For A Solution To Partisan Gerrymandering
Workmen clear snow in front of the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Chief Justice John Roberts stands outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in June, following new Associate Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch investiture ceremony, a ceremony to mark his ascension to the bench. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
In this June 1, 2017 file photo Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch is seen during an official group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Justice Neil Gorsuch Votes 100 Percent Of The Time With Most Conservative Colleague
The morning after an incident shut down a major subway line in Washington, D.C., traffic snafus made lots of drivers late, including Justice Antonin Scalia, pictured in 2013. Josh Reynolds/AP hide caption
Plaintiff Edith Windsor of New York waves to supporters in front of the Supreme Court in Washington after the court heard arguments on her Defense of Marriage Act case. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
President Obama is officially sworn in Sunday by Chief Justice John Roberts in the Blue Room of the White House. Next to Obama are first lady Michelle Obama, holding the Robinson Family Bible, and their daughters, Malia and Sasha. Larry Downing/AP hide caption