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A candid look inside the US Supreme Court

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Emil Lendof
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Jun 23, 2016

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The Wider Image: Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court
Red velvet drapes hang at the back of the courtroom at the US Supreme Court building. Reuters

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The Wider Image: Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court
US Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor sit on stage as they talk about the role of food in the life of the court at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2016. Reuters

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The courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington
The courtroom of the US Supreme Court. Reuters

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U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts sits down to lunch with his team of clerks in his private study at the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
US Chief Justice John Roberts eats a bowl of soup as he sits down to lunch with his team of clerks in his private study at the US Supreme Court building. Reuters

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The Wider Image: Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court
Pencils, a reminder of how to address the court and a seating chart of the justices at the US Supreme Court building. Reuters

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The Wider Image: Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court
The circular staircase in the US Supreme Court building. Reuters

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The Wider Image: Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court
Elevator operator Johnnie Bacon, from Washington, smiles at a passenger as he tends one of the elevators in the US Supreme Court building. Reuters

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg shows robes in her chambers at the Supreme Court building in Washington
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows the many different collars (jabots) she wears with her robes, in her chambers at the Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. June… Reuters

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg shows robes in her chambers at the Supreme Court building in Washington
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows the many different collars (jabots) she wears with her robes, in her chambers. Reuters

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The Wider Image: Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court
A notice on a lectern, which faces the bench and where lawyers stand to argue. Reuters

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The Wider Image: Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas jokes with his clerks as he describes their decision-making process in his chambers. Reuters

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The Wider Image: Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy delivers a lecture for visiting international attorneys in the West Conference Room at the Supreme Court building. Reuters

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas talks in his chambers at the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas talks in his chambers. Reuters

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Reporters wait for the release of the text of justices’ opinions at the Supreme Court in Washington
Reporters wait for the release of the text of justices’ opinions, timed perfectly to match the readings of the decisions from the bench in the courtroom above them. Reuters

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The Wider Image: Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court
US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer looks for a favorite volume of Proust in his rare book collection in his chambers. Reuters

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The Wider Image: Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court
US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan walks with her clerks in one of the four inner courtyards at the Supreme Court building. Reuters

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Lawyers, clients and court watchers stream down the front steps after arguments at U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
Lawyers, clients and court watchers stream down the front steps after arguments at the US Supreme Court. Reuters

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