The Supreme Court’s new term places some of the country’s most contested legal issues back before the justices, including gun rights, religion, and immigration.
Starting on Oct. 5, the justices will hear a dispute over how far local governments can go in suing energy companies over the purported effects of “climate change.” In the proceeding months, the court is expected to revisit major precedents when it weighs the constitutionality of assault weapons bans and Catholic schools’ participation in a Colorado preschool program.
Those cases sit among fights over parental rights and so-called gender-affirming care, sex discrimination lawsuits, whether asylees can obtain lawful permanent residence, and what proof of citizenship states may demand of voters. …