Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman and others prepare to face judge in college admissions scandal

For the swarms of cameras, reporters and passersby stopping to gawk, what is about to unfold could be another red carpet appearance for Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.

But the path, being cleared for them by police and Homeland Security agents, leads not to another awards show but to a courthouse…