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If Senate Republicans confirm James Ho and Don Willett to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals before Jan. 20, Trump would surpass the record held by former presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump, Senate Republicans close in on record for judicial confirmations

Ryan Lovelace · December 12, 2017 10:43 pm

Attorneys representing Jameka Evans, the security guard, wanted the Supreme Court to overturn an 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling and decide that sexual orientation discrimination violates the Civil Rights Act. (Kevin Wolf/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign)

Supreme Court rejects discrimination case based on sexual orientation

Ryan Lovelace · December 11, 2017 2:51 pm

Protesters hold signs that read "No Muslim Ban Ever," outside a federal courthouse. The Supreme Court on Monday lifted the Maryland judge's block of Trump's ban, allowing the administration to fully enforce the restriction against residents from six Muslim-majority countries. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Appeals court focuses on Trump’s Muslim tweets in new arguments over travel ban

Ryan Lovelace · December 8, 2017 6:55 pm

A federal appeals court judge asked whether President Trump could keep all foreign men from entering the United States. "Could the president then ban all men under the express authority of [federal law]?"(Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Bloomberg)

Federal appeals court judge wonders: Can Trump ‘ban all men’?

Ryan Lovelace · December 8, 2017 4:58 pm

The Louisiana Republican gave examples of the kinds of pressure he could face that would not cause him to change his vote. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sen. John Kennedy says he’ll vote his conscience on Trump judges even if he’s put on ‘double secret probation’

Ryan Lovelace · December 7, 2017 9:40 pm

"The victims are the ones who do not want this exposed," Speier said, adding that she sees it as her role to protect the victims. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate Judiciary Committee approves three of Trump’s federal appeals court nominees

Ryan Lovelace · December 7, 2017 4:39 pm

Senior Circuit Judge Michael Daly Hawkins (pictured above) hears arguments during a hearing in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On Wednesday, he questioned Deputy Assistant Attorney General Hashim Mooppan about whether President Trump's travel ban could yield results similar to what happened to Tom Hanks' character in the film "The Terminal." (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, Pool)

Appeals court judge questions Trump attorney about travel ban’s similarities to Tom Hanks’ ‘The Terminal’

Ryan Lovelace · December 6, 2017 11:37 pm

A federal court is preparing to hear arguments over President Trump's third iteration of a travel ban, which includes the original Muslim-majority nations, as well as Chad, North Korea, and Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Hawaii attorneys argue Trump’s new travel ban takes ‘wrecking ball’ to immigration law

Ryan Lovelace · December 6, 2017 9:45 pm

Justice Elena Kagan engaged the baker's attorney, Kristen Waggoner, in an extended discussion over which wedding services included protected speech under the First Amendment.

In Supreme Court gay wedding cake case, Kennedy says state has not been tolerant of baker’s religious views

Ryan Lovelace · December 5, 2017 5:22 pm

The justices in Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission will look to decide the constitutionality of Colorado's public accommodations law forcing cake baker Jack Phillips to create speech that defies his religious beliefs by making a cake for a same-sex wedding. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Same-sex wedding cake battle hits the Supreme Court Tuesday

Ryan Lovelace · December 5, 2017 5:01 am

The ban, which Trump has attempted to implement via executive order twice since his original ban got tied up in court, suspends travel into the U.S. for applicants from six Muslim-majority countries. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court lifts federal judges’ blockade of Trump travel ban 3.0

Sarah Bedford, Ryan Lovelace · December 4, 2017 9:29 pm

Some of the justices' remarks and questions appeared to show discomfort with allowing a federal law to tell states it cannot do something. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Sports gambling lobby feeling lucky after Supreme Courts arguments

Ryan Lovelace · December 4, 2017 8:11 pm