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President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, to announce Judge Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for the Supreme Court. Gorsuch stands with his wife Louise. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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FILE- In this May 8, 2002, file photo, Gwendolyn Gillen addresses the crowd prior to the unveiling of the statue in Minneapolis. Gillen, a Wisconsin artist whose bronze sculpture of Mary Tyler Moore tossing her hat became a downtown Minneapolis landmark, died Friday, Jan. 27. She was 76. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2013 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)
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White House press secretary Sean Spicer calls on a reporter during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Spicer answered questions about the extreme vetting executive order, the upcoming Supreme court announcement, and other topics. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Lazio's Lucas Biglia beats Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handanovic to score on a penalty kick during an Italian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Inter Milan and Lazio, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Lazio's Lucas Biglia, left, celebrates after scoring on a penalty kick during an Italian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Inter Milan and Lazio, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2017 file photo, Stan Patz, father of Etan Patz who went missing in 1979, walks out of state Supreme Court during a break in closing arguments in the retrial of Pedro Hernandez, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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FILE- In this May 28, 2012, file photo, a photograph of Etan Patz hangs on an angel figurine, which is part of a makeshift memorial in the SoHo neighborhood of New York. The re-trial for the man accused of killing the 6-year-old in 1979 is ending. Prosecutors will sum up their case Tuesday, Jan. 31 after defense attorneys for suspect Pedro Hernandez argued his confession was made up. Hernandez admitted to choking the boy in the basement of a convenience store. His first murder trial ended in a hung jury. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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FILE- In this Nov. 15, 2012, file photo, Pedro Hernandez appears in Manhattan criminal court in New York. The re-trial for the man accused of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 is ending. Prosecutors will sum up their case Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 after defense attorneys for Hernandez argued his confession was made up. Hernandez admitted to choking the boy in the basement of a convenience store. His first murder trial ended in a hung jury. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, Pool, File)
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City Attorney Dennis Herrera, and Mayor Ed Lee, left, make their way to a podium to announce a lawsuit against President Donald Trump during a news conference at City Hall Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in San Francisco. San Francisco sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, claiming an executive order that cuts funding from immigrant-protecting "sanctuary cities" is unconstitutional and a "severe invasion of San Francisco's sovereignty." The federal government cannot "put a gun to the head of localities," City Attorney Dennis Herrera said, arguing that the order violates states' rights and the law. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, left, and City Attorney Dennis Herrera, right, answer questions about a lawsuit against President Donald Trump during a news conference at City Hall Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in San Francisco. San Francisco sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, claiming an executive order that cuts funding from immigrant-protecting "sanctuary cities" is unconstitutional and a "severe invasion of San Francisco's sovereignty." The federal government cannot "put a gun to the head of localities," City Attorney Dennis Herrera said, arguing that the order violates states' rights and the law. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, left, listens as City Attorney Dennis Herrera, right, answers questions about a lawsuit against President Donald Trump during a news conference at City Hall Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in San Francisco. San Francisco sued President Trump on Tuesday, claiming an executive order that cuts funding from immigrant-protecting "sanctuary cities" is unconstitutional and a "severe invasion of San Francisco's sovereignty." The federal government cannot "put a gun to the head of localities," City Attorney Dennis Herrera said, arguing that the order violates states' rights and the law. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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City Attorney Dennis Herrera announces a lawsuit against President Donald Trump during a news conference at City Hall Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in San Francisco. San Francisco sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, claiming an executive order that cuts funding from immigrant-protecting "sanctuary cities" is unconstitutional and a "severe invasion of San Francisco's sovereignty." The federal government cannot "put a gun to the head of localities," City Attorney Dennis Herrera said, arguing that the order violates states' rights and the law. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, right, listens as City Attorney Dennis Herrera, left, answer s questions about a lawsuit against President Donald Trump during a news conference at City Hall Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in San Francisco. San Francisco sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, claiming an executive order that cuts funding from immigrant-protecting "sanctuary cities" is unconstitutional and a "severe invasion of San Francisco's sovereignty." The federal government cannot "put a gun to the head of localities," City Attorney Dennis Herrera said, arguing that the order violates states' rights and the law. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2012 file photo Dana Boente, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia leaves federal court in Alexandria, Va. Boente, the man appointed to serve as acting attorney general after his predecessor refused to defend President Trump's travel ban, has a reputation for providing steady leadership in difficult situations and was described by then-Attorney general Loretta Lynch as one of the Justice Department's "consummate utility players." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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FILE - This March 24, 2016, file photo provided by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Iowa City, Iowa, shows Anthony Burtch. Burtch acknowledged Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, that he lied during the investigation of the 1985 killing of his estranged wife's lover, under a plea agreement that drops a murder charge against him. (Johnson County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
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In this Jan. 26, 2012, file photo, Dana Boente, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, speaks outside federal court in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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FILE - This Oct.11, 2010 file photo a Sun City firefighter carries a snake in Sun City, a suburb of Phoenix, Ariz. as part of their training from the Phoenix Herpetological Society. City residents who spot a rat or snake in their yard will be able to shoot the animals using a small-caliber gun loaded with tiny pellets under a Republican lawmaker's proposal set for a House debate Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt York,File)
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Judge William Pryor, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, moderates a panel discussion during the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Judge Thomas Hardiman, federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, moderates a panel discussion during the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)