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Justice Clarence Thomas poses for a photo at the Supreme Court building in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced "nastiness and lies" over the last several years. He also decried Washington, D.C., as a "hideous place." J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Brian Wilson, performing in Los Angeles in 2015. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Former Trump White House senior adviser Stephen Bannon speaks to journalists after leaving federal court in Washington, D.C., after being sentenced in 2022. Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison after a federal jury found him guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Aliza Shatzman created the Legal Accountability Project database to gather stories from law clerks about the judges they've worked for — to help warn law students about hostile situations. Aliza Shatzman hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following Democratic strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
The former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales (center) will stand trial for sexual assault charges after forcibly kissing soccer star Jenni Hermoso, a Spanish judge confirmed. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption
Judge Juan Merchan presides over proceedings Tuesday as Stormy Daniels, far right, answers questions on direct examination by assistant district attorney Susan Hoffinger in Manhattan criminal court as former President Donald Trump and defense attorney Todd Blanche look on. Elizabeth Williams/AP hide caption
Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee leans against a 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood that has been in his family for years, while campaigning at a parade in Atlanta on April 27. McAfee, the trial judge in the Georgia election interference case, is up for reelection this month in a nonpartisan race. Audra Melton for NPR hide caption
The judge and the prosecutor in the Georgia Trump case are running for reelection too
OpenAI admitted on Wednesday in a document outlining the future use of its technology that it was exploring ways to "responsibly" allow users to create sexually graphic content using its advanced AI tools. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
In this file photo, migrants board a plane in Harlingen, Texas, on October 18, 2023 for deportation to Venezuela. Veronica G. Cardenas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Victorinox logo is displayed during Baselworld on March 16, 2016 in Basel, Switzerland. Harold Cunningham/Getty Images hide caption
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis listens during the final arguments in her disqualification hearing on March 1 in Atlanta. She was allowed to remain on the case if a special prosecutor she hired resigned. Alex Slitz/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Police face off with pro-Palestinian students after dismantling part of the encampment barricade on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, early on May 2. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Rosbely Sira Linarez holds her infant son on April 24 in the north Denver encampment where they've been living with other South and Central American immigrants who arrived in Colorado in the last year. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite hide caption
Migrant arrivals stretched Denver's budget. Now, the city is scaling back aid
Yajaíra Peñaloza (left) and Marian Araujo pose with their children while waiting for their ride at the Casa Alitas shelter in Tucson, Ariz., on March 26. Ash Ponders for NPR hide caption
Migrants claiming asylum can be allowed into the U.S. Here's how it works
Panera Bread said that it's discontinuing its Charged Sips drinks that were tied to at least two wrongful death lawsuits due to their high caffeine content. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
Bonneville Elementary School parents and students gather during a block party supporting trans and non binary students and staff on April 29, 2024, in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
A federal judge, appointed by Donald Trump when he was president, has delayed the start of the Mar-a-Lago classified documents trial. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Alissa Pili #35 and Jenna Johnson #22 of the Utah Utes react after a basket against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in Spokane, Wash. on March 25, 2024. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) Steph Chambers/Getty Images hide caption
Courtroom sketch artists Elizabeth Williams (from left), Jane Rosenberg and Christine Cornell wait to enter the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump's trial is occurring on April 25. Jefferson Siegel/AP hide caption
TikTok's suit is in response to a law passed by Congress giving ByteDance up to a year to divest from TikTok and find a new buyer, or face a nationwide ban. Kiichiro Sato/AP hide caption
Judge Juan Merchan presides over proceedings on Tuesday as Stormy Daniels, far right, answers questions on direct examination by assistant district attorney Susan Hoffinger in Manhattan criminal court as former President Donald Trump and defense attorney Todd Blanche look on. Elizabeth Williams/AP hide caption