Politics · October 4 edition

Supreme Court opens new term with cases on climate, guns and religion

The Supreme Court opened its new term on Monday with cases involving climate change, the Second Amendment, religion and voting, according to several outlets. CBS News reported that justices would hear arguments over a bid by Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy to block a climate-change lawsuit filed by the city and county of Boulder. CBS News also listed cases involving President Trump's immigration policies among the term's high-profile disputes.

Key facts

The Supreme Court's new term opened on Monday.¹⁴⁶
The term includes cases involving gun rights and the Second Amendment.¹²³⁶
The term includes cases on religion or religious liberty.¹³
Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy asked the court to block a climate-change lawsuit filed by Boulder city and county.⁴
The court is also taking up cases on voting rights or voter citizenship.²³

How it was covered

Left: Left-leaning outlets emphasised the Boulder climate-change case, the emergency docket and cases on Trump's immigration policies.
Right: Right-leaning outlets emphasised gun rights, voter citizenship and religious liberty cases, and noted record-low public approval ratings for the court.

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Supreme Court opens new term with cases on climate, guns and religion

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