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The justices were back on the bench Tuesday following the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday, which happened to be Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.'s fifth time administering the oath of office to an elected president, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh's first time doing the same for an elected vice president.