Supreme Court term is now underway. Here's what we're watching

NPR | By Nina Totenberg

Published October 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM EDT

Monday kicked off the new Supreme Court term, one that will once again be full of controversial topics from religion to guns and immigration.

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