From Axios…..
The Supreme Court is about to dive deeper into some of the most contentious political issues dividing the country, at a time when it’s already failing in its longtime mission to stay above the fray of politics.
The big picture: The court’s new term begins Monday, with a historic case on trans rights already on the docket and a spate of election-related challenges all but certainly around the corner.
Between the lines: Public opinion of the court is almost at a record low, driven mainly by disapproval from Democrats.
- Conservatives win just about every major case: Roe v. Wade is gone; federal regulators’ power is vastly diminished; gun control laws are exceptionally difficult to defend.
- Former President Trump had a direct stake in three cases in the court’s last term — he won all three, none more significant than the 6-3 ruling that granted former presidents wide-ranging immunity from criminal prosecution.
- And while some of those cases were not as partisan as they might seem, they came against the backdrop of very partisan-seeming behavior off the court — including the furor over the flags flown at Justice Samuel Alito’s homes and revelations that conservative mega-donors funded expensive vacations for Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas.
It’s against that backdrop that the justices head back to the bench on Monday, for a term with enormous implications for the country, the law, and the court itself. Here are some of the major cases to watch…..
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Texas Emergency Abortion case..
The Supreme Court decided not to hear arguments in a case involving Texas that could have provided an answer about whether a state abortion ban conflicts with a federal emergency care law.
The decision is a significant victory for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and comes just three months after the court dismissed a similar case involving Idaho, a move that was criticized as a preelection punt that offered no clarity on the issue….
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Pennsylvania legislators’ challenge to expanding voting access …
The Supreme Court decided Monday it won’t take up a case to restore a lawsuit by Pennsylvania Republicans that challenged executive actions expanding voting access on the basis that only state legislatures can regulate federal elections.
Twenty-seven state legislators filed the lawsuit to challenge a 2021 executive order by President Biden increasing access to voting through several measures and an edict by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) to enact automatic voter registration statewide….
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