Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will preside over former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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Under Solicitor General Noel Francisco, the Trump administration regularly leap-frogged over appeals courts, going directly to the Supreme Court to block decisions it didn't like from federal trial courts. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Biden's Solicitor General Faces Tough Choices On Trump Supreme Court Positions
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's signature is seen on the single article of impeachment against President Trump. The case against the president now moves to the U.S. Senate, which will consider the article after Trump is no longer in office. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
President Trump is said to be considering pardoning himself, but constitutional scholars say he doesn't have the power to do so. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
In May, the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments by teleconference for the first time because of the pandemic. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Anti-abortion rights activists demonstrate at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 5. The court's new conservative supermajority puts the fate of Roe v. Wade in doubt. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Election cases are among those before the U.S. Supreme Court, though none that will change President Trump's defeat. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Religion, Abortion, Guns And Race. Just The Start Of A New Supreme Court Menu
LEAP fellows Astrid Saenz, Fatima Salcido, and Victor Briseno participating in a law school application workshop. Carrie Sommer/Courtesy of Cindy Lopez hide caption
Supreme Court Dodges Trump's Plan To Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census
Protesters carrying signs about the census gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019. Immigrant rights advocates have vowed to continue fighting President Trump's proposal. Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Supreme Court Punts Census Case, Giving Trump An Iffy Chance To Alter Numbers
NCAA college basketball is a money spinner for the league, but are the players students or employees? That question is at the heart of a case the Supreme Court agreed to hear next year. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
Supreme Court To Hear Case Over NCAA's Limits On Compensation For Student Athletes
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, seen here with President Trump in June in Dallas, sued four states that Joe Biden carried in the general election, claiming their changes to election procedures during the pandemic violated federal law. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption