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Republican activist Shaun McCutcheon of Hoover, Ala. walks past the Capitol as he leaves the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, after the court's hearing on campaign finance. The Supreme Court is tackling a challenge to limits on contributions by the biggest individual donors to political campaigns. McCutcheon, the national Republican Party and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. want the court to overturn the overall limits on what contributors may give in a two-year federal election cycle. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Reporters got an unexpected photo-op on Saturday when Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor bumped into Hillary Clinton at a Virginia Costco. (Maggie Haberman)

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Maya Angelou "felt the exemplary value of having [Clarence] Thomas on the Supreme Court was potentially transformative," says Armstrong Williams, whom she called to offer her support for the nomination. (Associated Press)

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Photo Illustration **FILE**"We're here because we have a message to convey to the citizens," says Dick Anthony Heller, who will go before the Supreme Court on Tuesday to voice opposition to the D.C. gun ban. Mr. Heller, a special police officer, tried to register a gun in the District in 2002 but was denied. He believes in a citizen's right to protect him- or herself. Here he stands in front of the Supreme Court on Thursday, March 13, 2008. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)