Onlookers who expected fireworks at the Supreme Court over President Trump’s travel ban are unlikely to be disappointed by the other battles set to begin Monday as the high court begins its new term.
The Supreme Court’s term is loaded with blockbuster challenges featuring questions about political gerrymandering, clashes of free expression and anti-discrimination law, the limits of governmental surveillance, Gov. Chris Christie’s battle with America’s top sports leagues over betting, and a voting rights case that could affect future elections. The cases provide ample opportunity for decisions to turn on a single justice’s vote and for the court to write big or narrow decisions. And in the case of a government surveillance case, how they could decide is a complete mystery.
