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FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2017 file photo, Chief Justice John Roberts speaks during the Bicentennial of Mississippi's Judiciary and Legal Profession Banquet in Jackson, Miss. Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s description of a judge who ruled against the administration’s new asylum policy as an “Obama judge.” It’s the first time that the leader of the federal judiciary has offered even a hint of criticism of Trump, who has previously blasted federal judges who ruled against him. Roberts says Wednesday that the U.S. doesn’t have ”Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges.” He is commenting in a statement released by the Supreme Court after a query by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Trump demands judicial ‘common sense,’ shrugs off Roberts

By MARK SHERMAN and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters following his teleconference with troops from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s misinformation on appeals court

By CALVIN WOODWARD and MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to Marine One after speaking to media at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla., and on to and onto Mar-a-Lago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: No holiday break for Trump’s court criticism

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FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2017 file photo, Chief Justice John Roberts speaks during the Bicentennial of Mississippi's Judiciary and Legal Profession Banquet in Jackson, Miss. Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s description of a judge who ruled against the administration’s new asylum policy as an “Obama judge.” It’s the first time that the leader of the federal judiciary has offered even a hint of criticism of Trump, who has previously blasted federal judges who ruled against him. Roberts says Wednesday that the U.S. doesn’t have ”Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges.” He is commenting in a statement released by the Supreme Court after a query by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Roberts, Trump spar in extraordinary scrap over judges

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

The motorcade with President Donald Trump, drives into the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Trump, Roberts clash over judiciary independence

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Chief justice stresses independence in Minnesota speech

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Observers predicted that Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh might be reticent during his first few days on the bench, but he ended up asking both sides about the intricacies of what constitutes a violent felony for the purposes of increased sentences. (Associated Press/File)

John Roberts refers Brett Kavanaugh complaints to federal judges

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, then Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Chief Justice John Roberts is referring complaints against new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to federal judges in Colorado and neighboring states. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File, Pool)

Roberts asks federal judges to handle Kavanaugh complaints

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, left, before a ceremonial swearing in in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Court mood is jovial as Kavanaugh takes his place on bench

By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Differing Interpretations Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

What Judge Kavanaugh’s conservatism could mean for constitutional law

By Lawrence Friedman

Jim Acosta of CNN listens during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Journalists demand Fox News defend CNN despite barrage of insults from CNN personalities

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times

British Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S President Donald Trump hold a joint press conference at Chequers, in Buckinghamshire, England, Friday, July 13, 2018. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump’s war with the media alive and well across the pond

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump with British Prime Minister Theresa May during their joint news conference at Chequers, in Buckinghamshire, England, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump attacks CNN, NBC and British paper in news conference

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 3, 2018 file photo President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is giving Trump a tongue-in-cheek welcome to Montana by taking out a full-page ad in 14 newspapers thanking the president for signing 16 bills that the Democrat sponsored or co-sponsored. Trump was scheduled to hold a rally Thursday, July 5, 2018, in Great Falls to campaign for Tester's Republican challenger, State Auditor Matt Rosendale. The president has made the Montana Senate race a priority after he blamed Tester for derailing the nomination of his first Veterans Affairs nominee, White House physician Ronny Jackson. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

EDITORIAL: Trump administration withdraws ‘guidance’ on how to discriminate

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this April 20, 2018, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court has upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

High court OKs Trump’s travel ban, rejects Muslim bias claim

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017 file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. In a 5-4 decision Friday, The Supreme Court says police generally need a search warrant if they want to track criminal suspects' movements by collecting information about where they've used their cellphones. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Justices adopt digital-age privacy rules to track cellphones

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during an appearance at Brown University in Providence, R.I. Sotomayor was only following the lead of her chief during Tuesday’s arguments over crisis pregnancy centers when she said she visited the website of one of the centers involved in the Supreme Court case. When Chief Justice John Roberts did something similar seven years ago, no one uttered a peep. But after Sotomayor’s comment, Justice Anthony Kennedy piped up. “Well, in this case I didn't go beyond the record to look on the Internet because I don't think we should do that,” Kennedy said. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Sotomayor rapped for surfing the web

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

Chief justice wants redistricting delay response next week

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Republicans ask Supreme Court to block redistricting order

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

Man driving stolen truck livestreams Oklahoma police chase

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