begins what could be the most consequential term in quite some time. all the justices are physically on the bench except for brett kavanaugh. he s tested positive for covid so has to dial in. the court, though, is already at work. we learned moments ago it has rejected a bid from voters here in washington, d.c., seeking the right to elect a representative to congress. joining me to discuss this term, senior editor dahlia withick, lecturer at the university of virginia law school. thank you so much for joining this morning. i wonder given the host of issues that will come before the court this term, i m going to list a couple of them abortion, roe versus wade, gun rights, affirmative action, et cetera is it an overstatement to say that the u.s. after this term will look quite different? i think that s right, jim. i think that this feels like a big, big swing from a supreme court that s been trying to be