"Supreme Court Upholds Metal Detector Requirement for House Republicans"

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"Supreme Court Upholds Metal Detector Requirement for House Republicans"
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The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from three House Republicans who were fined for bypassing metal detectors installed after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The court's decision follows a similar case involving GOP members flouting a mask mandate. The Republicans argued that the fines violated the Constitution's 27th Amendment, but the court upheld the ruling that the judiciary doesn't have oversight of Congress. The metal detectors were removed in 2023 after Republicans gained a majority in the House, but the issue resurfaced when a lawmaker requested a rule to ban guns from a committee room.

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