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FILE - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., left, and his wife Martha-Ann Alito, pay their respects at the casket of Reverend Billy Graham at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Feb. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

To recuse or refuse? A look at Supreme Court justices’ decisions on whether to step aside in cases

In declining to step aside from two high-profile Supreme Court cases, Justice Samuel Alito has provided a rare window on the opaque process by which justices decide to recuse themselves.
 
FILE - Associate Justice Samuel Alito joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, Oct. 7, 2022, at the Supreme Court building in Washington. Alito rejects calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases and says wife is responsible for controversial flags

 
FILE - Michael Avenatti makes a statement to the press as he leaves federal court in New York, on July 23, 2019. The Supreme Court has left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike. The justices did not comment Tuesday in rejecting an appeal from the California-based lawyer, who represented porn actor Stormy Daniels in litigation against ex-President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Supreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from Nike

 
FILE - People carry an "Appeal To Heaven" flag as they gather at Independence Mall to support President Donald Trump during a visit to the National Constitution Center to participate in the ABC News town hall, Sept. 15, 2020, in Philadelphia. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy, this time over the “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize Christian nationalism and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The flag was seen outside his New Jersey beach home last summer. (AP Photo/Michael Perez, File)

The ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right

 
FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, April 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district

 

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FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, April 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a Canadian-born former Guantanamo detainee who was seeking to wipe away his war crimes convictions, including for killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.
 
FILE - Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 25, 2024. The Supreme Court has declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semi-automatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons. The court did not elaborate on the denial, as is typical. It would have been unusual for the justices to take up a case at this point, since a lower court is still weighing it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons

The Supreme Court has declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semi-automatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons.
 
FILE - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., left, and his wife Martha-Ann Alito, pay their respects at the casket of Reverend Billy Graham at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Feb. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Upside-down flag at Justice Alito’s home another blow for Supreme Court under fire

When an upside-down U.S. flag flew over the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, it was largely seen in connection with the false claim by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters that the 2020 election had been marred by fraud.
 
FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, April 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court sides with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, spurning a conservative attack

President Joe Biden says the Supreme Court’s rejection of a conservative-led attack that could’ve undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is “an unmistakable win” for consumers.
 
FILE - Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 25, 2024. The Supreme Court has declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semi-automatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons. The court did not elaborate on the denial, as is typical. It would have been unusual for the justices to take up a case at this point, since a lower court is still weighing it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote

The Supreme Court has ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander.
 
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh makes air quotes as he answers questions during a judicial conference, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Justice Kavanaugh says unpopular rulings can later become ‘fabric of American constitutional law’

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says U.S. history shows court decisions unpopular in their time later can become part of the “fabric of American constitutional law.”
 
FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, April 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Divided Supreme Court rules no quick hearing required when police seize property

A divided Supreme Court has ruled that authorities do not have to provide a quick hearing when they seize cars and other property used in drug crimes, even when the property belongs to so-called innocent owners.
 
FILE - The sun flares in the camera lens as it rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, June 25, 2017. The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, Calif., CBD hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana.(AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Supreme Court will hear case claiming CBD product got trucker fired

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, California, CBD hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana.
 
FILE - Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 25, 2024. The Supreme Court has declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semi-automatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons. The court did not elaborate on the denial, as is typical. It would have been unusual for the justices to take up a case at this point, since a lower court is still weighing it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s claim of absolute immunity but decision’s timing is unclear

The Supreme Court seems highly skeptical of former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution.
 
File - The Supreme Court is seen on Friday, April 21, 2023, in Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether doctors can provide abortions to pregnant women with medical emergencies in states that enact abortion bans. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

What’s EMTALA, the patient protection law at the center of Supreme Court abortion arguments?

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether doctors can provide abortions to pregnant women with medical emergencies in states that enact abortion bans.