Only one House Democrat broke ranks Wednesday to support protecting the Supreme Court from political manipulation, as 205 of his colleagues voted to kill a constitutional amendment that would have permanently fixed the court at nine justices.
In a 5-4 ruling Monday, the high court granted an emergency application from the Trump administration, blocking lower court orders that would have halted construction on a massive ballroom addition to the White House.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that upheld a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms.
The Supreme Court has declined to take President Trump's request to rehear an appeal in the $5 million judgment against him for sexual abuse and defamation.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed last week he is staying on the bench for another term, ending weeks of speculation touched off by a botched NPR report that claimed he was retiring.
Conservative legal groups have called for Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to face a Senate Judiciary Committee Investigation after she failed to recuse herself from a climate case expected to be heard in the Court's next term.
For the first time in years, justices from both wings of the Supreme Court will sit together before a congressional committee, a rare public appearance coming on the heels of some of the most consequential rulings in recent memory.
