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Supreme Court conservative majority flexed its muscle on God, guns and abortion

Grace Miller 11, left, and Leo Miller 5, right, hold signs during a Pro-Life rally at Federal Plaza Friday, June 24, 2022, in Chicago, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

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The conservative majority on the Supreme Court flexed its muscle this term, delivering a blockbuster series of rulings that bend decades of jurisprudence to the right on everything from God and guns to abortion and climate change.

A flare to burn methane from oil production is seen on a well pad near Watford City, N.D., on Aug. 26, 2021. The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and gas sales from public lands since President Joe Biden took office. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

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In this file photo, fireworks explode over the Hatch Shell during rehearsal for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular in Boston, on July 3, 2018. Recent public opinion surveys have exposed a rift on patriotic attitudes that academics say could lead to Independence Day becoming a holiday mostly embraced by conservatives. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) **FILE**

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In this June 20, 2019, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, poses with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a photo at Kumsusan guest house in Pyongyang, North Korea. The North Korean and Chinese leaders expressed their desire Sunday, July 11, 2021 to further strengthen their ties as they exchanged messages marking the 60th anniversary of their countries’ defense treaty. In a message to Xi, Kim said it is “the fixed stand&quot; of his government to “ceaselessly develop the friendly and cooperative relations&quot; between the countries, the official Korean Central News Agency said. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

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