The past week was filled with anticipation, joy, disappointment, long hours of waiting in the merciless Washington, D.C., heat, and endless streams of analysis and commentary—all because we’ve reached the end of another Supreme Court term.
Decisions on the future of Obamacare and same-sex marriage left some jubilant and others scrutinizing the role of the judicial branch. The Daily Signal and other photographers captured these scenes from outside court.
Visitors wait to enter the Supreme Court. (Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Newscom)
James Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the gay marriage case before the Supreme Court, leaves after the court did not issue a ruling in his case on Monday, June 22. (Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Newscom)
Supporters of traditional marriage await the court’s ruling. (Photo: Samantha Reinis/The Daily Signal)
Organizations throughout Washington, D.C., stake out a presence at the court. (Photo: Samantha Reinis/The Daily Signal)
A crowd of visitors and media wait for a decision from the court, which announces its ruling at 10 a.m. (Photo: Samantha Reinis/The Daily Signal)
News stations are nearby and ready to quickly react to the Supreme Court’s rulings. (Photo: Samantha Reinis/The Daily Signal)
Interns like this one run from the court’s press room to their broadcast booths with decisions in hand. (Photo: Samantha Reinis/The Daily Signal)
Supporters of the Affordable Care Act celebrate a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling upholding federal subsidies on Thursday, June 25. (Photo: Pat Benic/UPI/Newscom)
An Obamacare supporter at the court. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom)
Traditional marriage advocates hold signs in front of the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 25. (Photo: Samantha Reinis/The Daily Signal)
Interns run from the court with the copies of the justices’ ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case on the right of same-sex couples to marry. (Photo: Pete Marovich/UPI/Newscom)
Signs of all kinds can be seen on big decision days for the court. (Photo: Samantha Reinis/The Daily Signal)
Some are more colorful than others. (Photo: Samantha Reinis/The Daily Signal)
The Heritage Foundation’s Jennifer Marshall, center, with other traditional marriage supporters. (Photo: Pete Marovich/UPI/Newscom)
Same-sex marriage proponents celebrate in front of the court on Friday, June 26, thanking the author of the majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo: Pete Marovich/UPI/Newscom)
A lone protestor of lethal injections awaits a decision among a crowd of people waiting for the same-sex marriage decision. (Photo: Samantha Reinis/The Daily Signal)
Proponents of same-sex marriage were giving out communion to other advocates. (Photo: Jessi Rapelje/The Daily Signal)
A crowd gathers outside the court. (Photo: Jessi Rapelje/The Daily Signal)
Traditional marriage proponents in front of the court on Friday, June 26. (Photo: Pete Marovich/UPI/Newscom)
With the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, activists celebrate the court’s same-sex marriage decision. (Photo: Jessi Rapelje/The Daily Signal)