Guns, voting and immigration on deck for Supreme Court
The Supreme Court begins its new term Monday facing cases on Americans’ civil rights, federalist struggles between states and the federal government, and the looming specter of more last-second litigation over the coming midterm elections.
The court, currently controlled by six conservative appointees, has stocked its docket with fights over climate change, voting rights, gun rights and the power of the government over immigrants. It follows a term where the court addressed even more explosive issues like LGBTQ rights, race in redistricting and President Donald Trump’s attempt to redefine birthright citizenship.
While it may look like fewer blockbuster cases this time around, experts like Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center say they are still on the way.
“Just because there’s an absence of cases involving Trump administration policies, that doesn’t mean they are not coming,” Gorod said.
A number of cases working their way through the courts could potentially come up this term, including on the Trump administration’s push to unilaterally cancel spending mandated by Congress, as well as disputes over his latest efforts to enact worldwide tariffs.