The new term of the Supreme Court is set to commence on Monday, featuring a series of significant cases that the justices will hear, and there is a possibility they might also address election-related issues.
Outlined below are some of the critical cases scheduled for the upcoming months:
Transgender Rights
The Biden administration, alongside families of transgender minors in Tennessee, is contesting a federal appeals court decision that upheld Tennessee’s prohibition on gender-affirming care for minors. Similar restrictions have been enacted in approximately half of the states.
Ghost Guns
The administration is seeking to overturn a federal appeals court ruling that invalidated a regulation aimed at curbing the spread of ghost guns, which are firearms lacking serial numbers and are difficult to trace.
Death Penalty
Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general has aligned with death row inmate Richard Glossip in urging the Supreme Court to annul Glossip’s conviction and death sentence related to a 1977 murder-for-hire plot.
Pornography
The adult entertainment sector is opposing a Texas law provision, upheld by a federal appeals court, which mandates age verification for users of pornographic websites.
Mexico’s Gun Lawsuit
Prominent U.S. gun manufacturers are requesting the Supreme Court to reverse an appellate ruling that allows a $10 billion lawsuit by Mexico to proceed. The lawsuit claims the companies’ practices contribute to violence in Mexico.
Nuclear Waste
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is appealing to the court to reinstate licenses for temporary nuclear waste storage sites in rural areas of New Mexico and Texas after a federal appeals court struck them down.
Job Discrimination
An Ohio woman is petitioning the court to revive her job discrimination lawsuit, alleging she was unjustly denied state jobs in favor of LGBTQ individuals, contrary to federal law.
Flavored Vapes
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking the court’s intervention to overturn a ruling that would permit the marketing of flavored e-cigarette products amid concerns regarding increased youth vaping in recent years.
