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Bill Cosby walks from the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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The Idaho Supreme Court building is seen in Boise, Idaho on Thursday, June 8, 2017. This week the state's highest court denied parental and visitation rights to a lesbian woman who raised a child with her former partner, because Idaho law generally doesn't afford unmarried same-sex parental figures the same rights it affords to grandparents and other blood relatives in custody disputes. (AP Photo/Rebecca Boone)

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The Idaho Supreme Court building is seen in Boise, Idaho on Thursday, June 8, 2017. This week the state's highest court denied parental and visitation rights to a lesbian woman who raised a child with her former partner, because Idaho law generally doesn't afford unmarried same-sex parental figures the same rights it affords to grandparents and other blood relatives in custody disputes. (AP Photo/Rebecca Boone)

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Kanani Kai holds an anti-deportation sign along the street in front of a Honolulu immigration office on Thursday, June 8, 2017. She's supporting Andres Magana Ortiz, a Hawaii coffee farmer, who must return to Mexico in 30 days if efforts to halt his deportation aren't successful. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

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In this Feb. 4, 2016, file photo, David Daleiden, one of the two indicted anti-abortion activists, speaks with supporters outside the Harris County Criminal Courthouse after turning himself in to authorities in Houston. The leader of an anti-abortion group moved to disqualify a federal judge who barred him from releasing videos recorded at meetings of an association of abortion providers. (AP Photo/Bob Levey, File)

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Gus Bader, left, of Lenexa, Kan., speaks with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, right, before Kobach's announcement that he's running for governor, Thursday, June 8, 2017, at an events center in Lenexa, Kan. Bader is a Lebanese immigrant who says he likes Kobach's tough stance against illegal immigration. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, speaks with reporters after session outside the Michigan Senate on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Lansing, Mich. Meekhof says he remains committed to closing the pension system to newly hired teachers and instead giving them a 401(k) only, despite opposition from Gov. Rick Snyder and concerns that the stance is slowing passage of the next state budget. (AP Photo/David Eggert)

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Legal documents are wheeled into the courtroom before Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Pool Photo via AP)

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Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Pool Photo via AP)

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Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele arrives to the courtroom for Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Pool Photo via AP)

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Bill Cosby's defense attorney Brian McMonagle arrives for Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Pool Photo via AP)

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Bill Cosby, center, with supporter Joe Torry, left, and publicist Andrew Wyatt, right, arrives for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Pool Photo via AP)

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Television trucks are parked at the Montgomery County Courthouse for Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, June 8, 2017. A jury that heard seven hours of testimony from a woman who says Cosby drugged and assaulted her may soon hear from Cosby himself — even if he doesn't take the stand. Prosecutors are expected to show jurors an earlier deposition in which Cosby said that he routinely gave women pills and alcohol before sexual encounters and gave at least one of them quaaludes, a now-banned sedative. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Bill Cosby, arrives with supporters, from left, Joe Torry and Lewis Dix, for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Bill Cosby walks through Montgomery County Courthouse Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)

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Bill Cosby returns to the courtroom for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)

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Bill Cosby walks from the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday, June 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Bill Cosby walks from the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday, June 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Bill Cosby, center, departs Montgomery County Courthouse with Sheila Frazier, left, during his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday June 7, 2017. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)