Washington, UNITED STATES
The Wider Image: Marble, drape and justice: inside the U.S. Supreme Court
Laboring in a white marble building insulated from the sounds of any protesters outside, the Supreme Court clings to its own steady rhythms regardless of the politics of the day and changes in its own ranks. That is how it has been for the 2015-16 term, marked by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. A nine-member court suddenly became an eight-member bench. Ideologically divided between four conservatives and four liberals, the justices began opting for narrow decisions that minimized differences. Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst has been chronicling a single nine-month term of the United States' highest court. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst SEARCH "SCOTUS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY