Monday, Oct. 7 marks the start of a new U.S. Supreme Court term. The justices will tackle several high profile issues guns, immigration, healthcare, and possibly abortion putting the court front and center as we enter a presidential election year. The court loomed large in the 2016 election, and the new term has the makings to do the same on Election Day 2020.
On October 2, 2017, the Supreme Court begins a new term. The 2016 term saw a number of compromise decisions, as the Court operated without a ninth justice for most of the term. But in April, Neil Gorsuch joined the Court, and a conservative majority delivered a victory for religious freedom in the long-awaited case of Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comey. While 2016–2107 was not a blockbuster term with numerous high-profile cases, the Court decided important cases involving legislative redistricting in North Carolina and Virginia, property rights in Murr v.
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