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Justices return from recess during hearings before the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka, Kan., Thursday, May 4, 2017. The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments in its second review of the cases of Jonathan and Reginald Carr and struggled Thursday with whether it has the legal room to spare the two brothers from being executed for four notorious murders in what became known as “the Wichita massacre” after a strong ruling against the men from the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Sarah Ellen Johnson argues on behalf of Jonathan Carr during hearing before the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka, Kan., Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Kansas Attorney Gen. Derek Schmidt, left, confers with appellee counsel during a recess of the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka, Kan., Thursday, May 4, 2017. The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments in its second review of the cases of Jonathan and Reginald Carr and struggled Thursday with whether it has the legal room to spare the two brothers from being executed for four notorious murders in what became known as “the Wichita massacre” after a strong ruling against the men from the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Assistant District Attorney David Lowden looks toward the gallery before starting his argument in a hearing before the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka, Kan., Thursday, May 4, 2017. Lowden handled both of the Carr cases for the State. The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments in its second review of the cases of Jonathan and Reginald Carr and struggled Thursday with whether it has the legal room to spare the two brothers from being executed for four notorious murders in what became known as “the Wichita massacre” after a strong ruling against the men from the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Sarah Wilson argues on behalf of Reginald Carr, Jr., during a hearing before the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka, Kan., Thursday, May 4, 2017. The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments in its second review of the cases of Jonathan and Reginald Carr and struggled Thursday with whether it has the legal room to spare the two brothers from being executed for four notorious murders in what became known as “the Wichita massacre” after a strong ruling against the men from the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2015, file photo, Geri Huser, chairwoman of the Iowa Utilities Board, speaks during a hearing on the Dakota Access pipeline in Boone, Iowa. Huser has improperly mixed her state job with a personal law practice she runs, inadvertently using her government email for some private business and claiming sick leave on a day when she attended a court hearing. Documents obtained by The Associated Press under the open records law reveal that Huser used her state email this year to send messages to colleagues at her law firm. (Jeff Brown/The Hawk Eye via AP, File)

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The Blaze founder Glenn Beck (The Blaze video screenshot)

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Ohio Rep. Wes Retherford, R-Hamilton, walks out of Butler County Area II Court after being found guilty of operating a vehicle while impaired and sentenced Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Hamilton, Ohio. Retherford was sentenced by Judge Kevin McDonough to six months in jail. All of the time was suspended except for three days of an alcohol intervention program. (Michael D. Pitman/The Journal-News via AP)

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In this Dec. 3, 2008, photo released by the U.S. Navy, Lt. Edward Lin, a native of Taiwan, speaks in the U.S. The U.S. military has charged Lin with espionage for allegedly passing military secrets to China or Taiwan. Lt. Cmdr. Stephanie Turo, a Navy spokeswoman, confirmed on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, the espionage trial in Norfolk will begin Thursday. (Sarah Murphy/U.S. Navy via AP)

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A forensic chemist prepares a sample of the drug "gray death" to be weighed at the crime lab of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations in Decatur, Ga., on Thursday, May 4, 2017. The new and dangerous opioid combo underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addictions epidemic. Investigators who nicknamed the mixture have detected it or recorded overdoses blamed on it in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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The drug "gray death" is weighed at the crime lab of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations in Decatur, Ga., on Thursday, May 4, 2017. The new and dangerous opioid combo underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addictions epidemic. Investigators who nicknamed the mixture have detected it or recorded overdoses blamed on it in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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The drug "gray death" lies in a dish at the crime lab of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations in Decatur, Ga., on Thursday, May 4, 2017. The new and dangerous opioid combo underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addictions epidemic. Investigators who nicknamed the mixture have detected it or recorded overdoses blamed on it in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2016 file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at Mt Airy Church of God In Christ in Philadelphia. President Donald Trump on Thursday, May 4, 2017, signed a new executive order aimed at weakening the enforcement of a law that bars churches and tax-exempt groups from endorsing political candidates. A look at the law in question, known as the Johnson Amendment. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

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United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, before a House Transportation Committee oversight hearing. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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In this Monday Jan. 18, 2016, file photo, U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger speaks to the media at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

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This photo provided by the Howard County Police Department shows the drainage pipe where authorities found David Watson hiding Wednesday, May 3, 3017, in Jessup, Md. Watson escaped from the grounds of a Maryland psychiatric hospital. (Howard County Police Department via AP)

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This photo provided by the Howard County Police Department shows David Watson, who escaped from the grounds of a Maryland psychiatric hospital. Authorities said Watson was found hiding in a drainage pipe in Jessup, Md., on Wednesday, May 3, 3017. (Howard County Police Department via AP)

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The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department redirects traffic from the closed section of U.S. 63 between Walnut Ridge and Portia, Ark., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (Staci Vandagriff/The Jonesboro Sun via AP)